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Herbal Drug Technology
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B Pharmacy 3rd year (2nd sem) | 6th Semester | JNTUH
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Unit - 1
Herbs as raw materials
Definition of herb, herbal medicine, herbal drug preparation Source of Herbs
Selection, identification and authentication of herbal materials Processing of herbal raw material
Biodynamic Agriculture
Good agricultural practices in cultivation of medicinal plants including Organic farming.
Pest and Pest management in medicinal plants: Biopesticides/Bioinsecticides.
General Introduction to Herbal Industry
Herbal drugs industry: Present scope and future prospects.
A brief account of plant based industries and institutions involved in work on medicinal and aromatic
plants in India.
Unit - 2
Nutraceuticals
General aspects, Market, growth, scope and types of products available in the market. Health benefits
and role of Nutraceuticals in ailments like Diabetes, CVS diseases, Cancer, Irritable bowel syndrome
and various Gastro intestinal diseases.
Study of following herbs as health food: Alfaalfa, Chicory, Ginger, Fenugreek, Garlic, Honey, Amla,
Ginseng, Ashwagandha, Spirulina
Herbal-Drug and Herb-Food Interactions:
General introduction to interaction and
classification. Study of following drugs and their possible side effects and interactions:
Hypercium, kava-kava, Ginkobiloba, Ginseng, Garlic, Pepper & Ephedra.
Unit - 3
Herbal Cosmetics
Principles and preparation of herbal cosmetics formulations- Shampoos, Dyes, face creams, tooth
pastes and Bleaching agents.
Herbal excipients:
Herbal Excipients – Significance of substances of natural origin as excipients – colorants, sweeteners,
binders, diluents, viscosity builders, disintegrants, flavors & perfumes.
Herbal formulations
Conventional herbal formulations like syrups, mixtures and tablets and Novel dosage forms like
phytosomes
Unit - 4
Evaluation of Drugs
WHO & ICH guidelines for the assessment of herbal drugs Stability
testing of herbal drugs.
Patenting and Regulatory requirements of natural products
a. Definition of the terms: Patent, IPR, Farmers right, Breeder’s right, Bioprospecting
and Biopiracy
b. Patenting aspects of Traditional Knowledge and Natural Products. Case study of
Curcuma & Neem.
Regulatory Issues
Regulations in India (ASU DTAB, ASU DCC), Regulation of manufacture
of ASU drugs - Schedule Z of Drugs & Cosmetics Act for ASU drugs.
Unit - 5
Schedule T – Good Manufacturing Practice of Indian systems of medicine
Components of GMP
(Schedule – T) and its objectives
Infrastructural requirements, working space, storage area, machinery and equipment, standard
operating procedures, health and hygiene, documentation and records.
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