Standardization of Botanicals Volume - 1 (Second Edition) Basic principles

Basic principles

Trichosanthes lobata Roxb

Thespesia populnea

were recorded and interesting observations on certain plants have been included in recent publications

Appendix-1: Classical Ayurvedic Formulas

Standardization of Botanicals Volume - 1 (Second Edition) Basic principlesToday most extracts are chemically poorly characterized with unidentified active constituents, stability issues and erratic quality profile. To obtain biologically reproducible results in terms of safety and efficacy, the active ingredients must be the same, must be stable and devoid of unpredictable toxicity or side effects. There is however, a lack of uniform industry standards for the testing of materials. Some organizations in various parts of the