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Quality Control Criteria of Herbal Drugs:
In general, quality control of herbal drugs is
basedon threepharmacopoeialdefinitions :
Identity: istheherbtheoneitshouldbe?
Purity: aretherecontaminants,e.g.inthe Herbal Drugs
form of other herbs or adulterants which
shouldnotbethere?
Contentorassay : isthecontentofactive Efficacy
constituentswithinthedefinedlimits?