Review on standardization of herbal drug and formulation

Abstract

Herbal drug technology is used for converting botanical materials into medicines, where Standardization is an important step for the establishment of a consistent biological activity, a consistent chemical profile, or simply a quality assurance program for production and manufacturing of herbal drugs. In below we are studying various WHO specific guidelines for the assessment of the safety, efficacy and quality of herbal medicines as a prerequisite for global harmonization are of outmost importance. An the overview covering various techniques employed in extraction and characterization of herbal medicines as well as herbal Nano medicines standardization is reported.