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Problems of UTnypreegsuolfaCtheedmHicearlbmalaDrkreurgs s

 AdulterationofMedicinalPlants

d. Inferiority.

 Itisthecaseinwhichthe drugsusedareof
sub‐standardcondition foranyreasonsuch
asalowpercentageofactiveconstituents.

 E.g. Nuxvomica seeds containing lessthan

theofficialpercentageof strychnine.

 Possible causes of inferiority and Nux vomica seeds
irreproducibilityofherbalingredientsinclude:

 Pre-harvesting factors.
 Post-harvesting factors.