Thin Layer Chromatographic Atlas of Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeial Drugs- First Edition, Volume- lll, Part-ll

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The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia Committee (APC) such as the authority, under the Ministry of AYUSH has brought out several single and compound monographs under Part-1 and Part-11 volumes respectively as legal document done with Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (API) these are aimed to provide easy-to follow quality standards on identity, purity and strength of each of the Ayurvedic drug. With the passage of the time due to technological advancement, new testing methods and techniques have been evolved and adopted to achieve these objectives of them, the Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) is most reliable technique for monitoring the identity and purity of drugs and at the same time for detecting adulteration and substitution.

The first ever publication of its kind titled "Thin Layer Chromatographic Atlas of Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeial Drugs Part I, Volume I was published in the year 2009 This volume was welcomed by the drug analysts and quality control personnel and drug manufacturers across the country. In the series of that the Second publication, covering ninety-nine single Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeial Drugs of API Part-1 Volume-111 is being published by the Ministry of AYUSHI to meet its commitment for ensuring quality standard of Ayurvedic drugs.

3 I place my high appreciation on record the composite efforts of the scientist of the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) members of the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia Committee and Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homeopathy (PCIM&H) in bringing out this publication. The highly appreciable contribution of Prof SS Handa, Chairman, Scientific Body, PCIM&H. Late Dr. P D Sethi, Prof V K Kapoor, Dr M M Padhi (Deputy Director General. CCRAS), Dr Rajeev Kr. Sharma (Director PCIM&H) and his team is specifically acknowledged.

The Indian traditional medicine is one of the most important rich heritage of using of plants as medicine. The first ever use as medicine is well recorded in Vedic compendium Le Rigveda A sizable number of plant drugs are found in Atharvaveda, which became the basis of the development of the Science of life as evident in ancient scriptures of Ayurveda, Charok Samhita and Susuta Samnita in both the works, thousands of drugs of plant organ with their properties, action and uses are ascribed.

Following the tradition, in medieval period more number of plants including plants found in original works is seen with the addition of new therapeutic uses for the wellness of at living beings in India in India the tradition has continued and good number of works have been published. The government of India realized the importance of Ayurveda, and Pharmacopoeial monographs on single and compound formulations were published in volumes in different years since 1978.

In the current scenario, the importance of the plant based drugs has been realized throughout the world. So as to the Ayurvedic drugs of plant origin in India quality standard has been emphasized by the Government of India in accordance with WHO guidelines The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia Committee of India as an integral part of Government of India, Ministry of AYUSH is working hard and publishing quality standards of the single drug in series of that new methods and techniques are adopted to achieve these objectives for detecting adulteration and substitution, the most reliable and simplest technique, thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) has been adopted.

In the year 2009 the "Thin Layer Chromatographic Atos of Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia Drugs of API Part-, Vol-1 was published and now second publication in this series covering ninety-nine single Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia Drugs of API Part- Vol is being published by the Ministry of AYUSH to meet its commitment for ensuring quality of Ayurvedic drugs.

It is hoped that this current volume wit find place as guidance to the Ayurvedic drugs manufacturers in India to develop quality standard Ayurvedic products from medicinal plants of Ayurvedic classics for the beneficial of the consumers. Apart from that, this will also be useful to the researchers interested in Ayurvedic plant based drugs.

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