STANDARDIZATION OF HABB - E - ASGAND: A UNANI PHARMACOPOEIAL FORMULATION

Unani medicine is a component of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Homoeopathy (AYUSH) stream of non - conventional medical systems in India. Since centuries, these system s have been flourishing with the social and cultural acceptance of the general masses. However, standardization/quality control of herbal formulations belonging to these system have become the Achilles’ heel. The national and international regulatory agenc ies have given guidelines for standardization/quality control of herbal formulations in terms of batch to batch quality control and quality assurance. The present study was an effort to prepare and standardize Habb - e - Asgand, a Unani polyherbal pharmacopoei al formulation, used as an anti - inflammatory drug, especially for arthritis/joint diseases. The various parameters performed for the finished products including organoleptic characteristics, physico - chemical analysis in order to establish its standardizati on. Keywords: Standardization, AYUSH, Habb - e - Asgand, anti inflammatory drug, arthritis