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    HERBAL

    PHARMACOPOEIA

    PRESENTED BY: REJI SHARMA


    DEFINITION

    • Herbal pharmacopoeia is the officially


    recognized book for the reference on standards of
    quality specifications of natural pharmaceutical
    drugs.

    • Herbal pharmacopoeia represents qualitative and


    therapeutic monographs on botanicals.
    Herbal pharmacopoeia is a
    Description includes:
    compiled document which:
    • NOMENCLATURE
    • Define a botanical drug • ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS
    • Provides information for its • CONTRAINDICATIONS
    proper identification • USES AND ACTIONS
    • Contains the basic description • PLANT PARTS USED
    of drugs • RANGE OF APPLICATION
    • INCOMPATIBILITY
    TYPES OF HERBAL PHARMACOPOEIA

    • American herbal pharmacopoeia (AHP)

    • British herbal pharmacopoeia (BHP)

    • African herbal pharmacopoeia

    • Korean herbal pharmacopoeia

    • Ayurvedic pharmacopoeia of India (API)


    AMERICAN HERBAL PHARMACOPOEIA
    • The AHP develops qualitative and therapeutic monographs on
    botanicals including; many of the Ayurvedic, Chinese and
    Western herbs most frequently used in the United States.

    • These monographs represent the most comprehensive and


    critically reviewed body of information on herbal medicines in
    the English language.

    • These serve as a primary reference for academicians, health


    care providers, manufacturers and regulators.
    BRITISH HERBAL PHARMACOPOEIA
    • The BHP provides quality standards for 169 herbal raw materials.
    European Pharmacopoeia Commission (Council of Europe) has led to
    the introduction of many more herbal monographs in the European
    Pharmacopoeia.
    • The BHP monograph includes a brief description of the form of the
    material, its main geographical sources, macroscopical and
    microscopical descriptions of the herbal material as well as odour and
    taste descriptions.
    • It also includes; comparative identification and qualitative
    phytochemical analysis. The BHP remains a very useful aid to
    quality assurance,
    AFRICAN HERBAL PHARMACOPOEIA
    • The AfrHP provides comprehensive, up to date botanical, commercial and
    phytochemical information on over 50 of the most important African
    medicinal plants.

    • It consists of monograph of the medicinal plants.

    • Additional data includes; micro-morphology of the plant material,


    distribution maps and TLC chromatograms. These data are crucial for
    producers, collectors and traders in medicinal plants and extracts as well
    as researchers, manufacturers and practitioners.
    THANK YOU

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