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Development of standard operating procedures of Habbe Shifa: A polyherbal Unani formulation.
J Ayurveda Integr Med ; 2013 July-Sept; 4(3): 147-151
Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-173310
ABSTRACT

Background:

Unani medicines are being used since antiquity. However, in spite of their effi cacy, they have been widely criticized due to lack of standardization and poor quality presentation. For this reason, application of good manufacturing practices and development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) in the manufacture of herbal medicines became an essential tool to assure their quality.

Objectives:

Therefore, the objective of the study was to develop the SOP of Habbe Shifa (HS) regarding the particle size (PS), binder, temperature of drying, and duration of drying. Materials and

Methods:

In this study, 24 batches of HS were prepared according to the instructions given in formulary to develop SOP. Three particle sizes (i.e., 80, 100, and 120 No. Mesh sieve), were taken for preparation of pills. Water and Samaghe Arabi (Gum Acacia mucilage [GAM]) were used as binder for preparing the lubdi (mass) in different batches. Different temperature and duration of drying were used to dry the pills in hot air oven to get satisfactory results. All the batches were assessed three times for hardness, friability, and disintegration time and mean regarded as standard parameter value. Results and

Conclusion:

The batch with 150 m PS (100 mesh sieve), 5% w/w GAM used as a binder, dried at 90°C for 120 min showed hardness 3.50 ± 0.00 kg/cm, friability 0.02 ± 0.003%, and disintegration time 25.00 ± 0.57 min, which showed most appropriate result among all batches and considered as fi nal batch. Its SOP may be used for future reference which can help in setting up regulatory limit to assure the quality of Unani medicines.

Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Language: English Journal: J Ayurveda Integr Med Year: 2013 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Language: English Journal: J Ayurveda Integr Med Year: 2013 Type: Article