Abstract

A REVIEW: QUALITY ASPECTS OF HERBAL DRUGS AND THEIR FORMULATIONS

Jyoti B. Salgar, Dr. Sanjay K. Bais and Pratiksha Magade*

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Abstract

Herbal formulations and cures have important quality characteristics that must be taken into account when assessing the quality of pharmaceuticals. Herbal medications are made up of all the components that affect the product's acceptability, efficacy, and safety in one way or another. However, one issue with herbal medicines is that there are no formulation guidelines. The main obstacles are the lack of formulation for the final products, processing methods, and raw materials; also, there are no quality control standards and no dosage formulation. Using current, suitable GMP standards, to ensure the safety, quality as well as efficacy of herbal medications.

Keywords: Medicinal plants, GMP GLP standardization, herbal medications, and quality control.