Standardization of Unani Drugs with Modern Analytical Parameters: A Necessary Step

Authors

  • ABRAR ALAM MD Scholar, CRIUM, Hyderabad
  • Javed Inam Siddiqui
  • Munawwar Husain Kazmi

Abstract

Mankind have been always utilized their native flora, not only as a source of food but also use for shelter, fuel, clothing, chemical production and healthcare products since ancient time. Traditional medicine (Ayurveda, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy) and Yoga are gaining more and more attention all over the world, because of their long historic clinical practice and minimum side effects. Unani system of medicine also a part of traditional medicine, it also gaining more acceptability around the world, but to get the quality of the crude drugs and Unani formulations is still facing lacking of standardization. In this respect internationally recognition related with the quality is necessary. This can be achieved only if the herbal products are evaluated and analyzed using modern scientific tool and technologies of standardization.

In this article discuss the various standardization parameters like morphological characters, microscopic evaluation, fluorescence analysis, physicochemical evaluations-proximate analysis (Moisture, ash content), solubility value (alcohol soluble, water soluble and ether soluble), heavy metal analysis and chromatography of botanicals are included. In the present review, various sensory parameters of the plant material (such as colour, odour, size, shape, and taste) were also mentioned of organoleptic evaluation method.

Key words: Herbal medicine, Standardization, Quality control, Chromatography

DOI

https://doi.org/10.22270/jddt.v9i4-s.3217

Author Biographies

Javed Inam Siddiqui

Lecturer, Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Hyderabad, India

Munawwar Husain Kazmi

Professor & HoD, Ilmul Advia (Unani Pharmacology), Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Hyderabad, India

Published

15-08-2019
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ALAM A, Siddiqui JI, Kazmi MH. Standardization of Unani Drugs with Modern Analytical Parameters: A Necessary Step. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2019 Aug. 15 [cited 2025 Feb. 19];9(4-s):648-52. Available from: https://jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/3217

How to Cite

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ALAM A, Siddiqui JI, Kazmi MH. Standardization of Unani Drugs with Modern Analytical Parameters: A Necessary Step. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2019 Aug. 15 [cited 2025 Feb. 19];9(4-s):648-52. Available from: https://jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/3217