Open AccessDevelopment of standard operating procedure and standardization of Habb-e-Banafsha Qawi-A Unani polyherbal formulation
Author(s) -
Athar Ali,
Sabiha Sumbul,
Malik M. Ahmad,
Sayeed Ahmad,
Hifzul Kabir,
Malik Zainul Abdin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.168019
Subject(s) - quality standard , traditional medicine , toxicology , standardization , chromatography , medicine , chemistry , mathematics , computer science , biology , operating system
Herbals drugs became a boon for mankind since ancient times and still are used worldwide for the treatment of various human ailments. The safety of alternative medicinal preparations has been questioned due to reports of unwanted side effects. To maintain the quality and efficacy of these drugs, it is essential to standardize them in order to avoid the use of substandard or adulterated medicines in the market. Unani system of medicine mainly focuses on the treatment by natural drugs. Habb-e-Banafsha Qawi is useful in a cough, catarrah, and coryza.