Abstract

QUALITY CONTROL AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL DRUGS IN MODERN ERA

Eshween Singh*, Mukesh Sharma, Dr. Aasha Gandhi, Manish Kumar, Shalu Kashyap, Arushi

ABSTRACT

Standardization of herbal formulations is essential in order to assess of quality drugs. The quality of herbal drugs is the sum of all factors which contribute directly or indirectly to the safety, effectiveness and acceptability of the product. Now a day the field of herbal drugs and formulation is very fast and there is still lot to explore on the subject of standardization of these. The herbal medicines however, suffer from lack of standardization parameters. The main limitation is the lack of standardization of raw materials, of processing methods and of the finished products, dosage formulation, and the non-existence of criteria for quality control. It is necessary to introduce measures on the regulation of herbal medicines to ensure quality, safety, efficacy of herbal medicines by using modern suitable GMP standards.

Keywords: quality control, herbal drugs, medicinal plants & standardization.