AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA FIFTH VOLUME RELEASED

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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

 

 

AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA FIFTH VOLUME RELEASED

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14:27 IST

The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Anbumani

Ramadoss released the 5th volume of Ayurveda Pharmacopoeia of India

at a function here today. The Union Minister of State for Commerce

Shri Jairam Ramesh was also present on the occasion. The Ayurveda

Pharmacopoeia consists of 93 monographs of Ayurvedic single drugs

used in different formulations. The book is a guide for Ayurvedic

Pharmaceuticals to maintain quality of Ayurvedic products and provide

a baseline for scientists who want to know about different single

drugs used in Ayurveda.

 

Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia Committee comprising of experts of various

interrelated fields and different laboratories engaged in research

work has standardized these Ayurvedic drugs. The outcome of these

scientific task is the 5th volume of Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of

India.

 

Presently about 1000 single drugs and 8000 compound formulations are

used in Ayurveda. The system of Ayurveda embraces within its fold,

drugs of plants, animal and mineral origin both single and compound

formulations.