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| Title: | Shelf life of Ayurvedic dosage forms - Traditional view, current status and prospective need |
| Authors: | Gupta, Ankit
Jaiswal, Mundeep
Pradeep Prajapati, K |
| Keywords: | Ayurvedic dosage
Saviryta Avadhi
Ayurvedic drugs shelf life
Packaging
Storage |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2011 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int.Cl.8: A61K35/78, A61P1/00 A61P7/00 |
| Abstract: | The concept of Saviryta Avadhi (shelf
life) for different Ayurvedic dosage forms are not specified in major
classics like Charaka, Sushruta, etc. but after 13th
century, it was considered in various authentic Ayurvedic texts like Vanga
Sen, Shrangdhar Samhita and Yogaratnakar. Along with the
indication of best before use duration, the importance of quality of package
and storage condition is also emphasized in classics. Nowadays, due to
development and adaptation of packaging and storage technology by Ayurvedic
industries, a need arise to re-study and re-establish the newer ones criteria.
Recently, Government of India has also issued a Gazette notification and
proposed the shelf life of the Ayurvedic formulations, which seems to be
unscientific and the authority has not properly considered the current
development in this field. There is also a need to develop a specific guideline
for the assessment of shelf life of Ayurvedic drugs. Some of the studies
show that the shelf life of these types of dosage forms can be increased by
utilizing current advanced pharmaceutical technologies. Through the paper, a
trial is made to explore the knowledge of shelf life of Ayurvedic drugs
in classics, the current efforts and the potential need. |
| Page(s): | 672-677 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.10(4) [October 2011]
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