The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India: Volume I: Part II: Formulations

Contents: Legal Notices. General notices. Preface. Introduction. Monographs. 1. Avaleha. 2. Curna. 3. Ghrta. 4. Guggulu. 5. Gutika. 6. Ksara/Lavana. 7. Taila. 8. Lepa.  Appendices: 1. Apparatus for tests and assays. 2. Tests and determinations. 3. Physical tests and determinations. 4. Reagents and solutions. 5. Chemical Tests and Assays. 6. Ayurvedic Definitions and Methods.  7. Weights and measures. 8. Classical Ayurvedic references. 9. List of Single Drugs used in Formulations with Latin Nomenclature. 10. Bibliography.

The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Pt. II (formulations) Vol. I is a legal document of standards for the quality of Ayurvedic formulations included therein (under the Drug and Cosmetic Act, 1940). This volume comprises 50 monographs on compound formulations; Each monograph contains the definition, formulation composition, indicating the official Ayurvedic name equivalent Botanical name, part used, and their proportion in the formulation. This also includes method of preparation and description of the product. The identification of product includes microscopy of the ingredients, Thin Layer Chromatographic (TLC) and chemical tests. The physico-chemical parameter contains loss of drying, total ash value, acid insoluble ash, alcohol soluble extractives, water soluble extractives, pH etc. The indications, therapeutic uses and daily dose along with Anupan is also indicated in the monograph.

This volume is first publication of its kind, wherein the pharmacopoeial standards of multiple ingredients formulations have been scientifically described. The standards have been consciously kept modest so that the implementation by the manufacturing companies becomes easily acceptable in order to maintain quality control and batch to batch Ayurveda uniformity. However, the efforts of the manufacturer should be to maintain higher standards of quality than described in this book.