Quality control methods for medicinal plant materials

http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/1992/WHO_PHARM_92.559_rev.1.pdf

It presents units of measurement and their abbreviations, powder fineness and sieve size, and information on sampling, determination of foreign matter, visual examination and inpection by microscopy, thin-layer chromatography, determination of ash, extractable matter, water and volatile matter, volatile oils, bitterness value, haemolytic activity, tannings, swelling and foaming indexes, pesticide residues, arsenic and heavy metals, and microorganisms, and radioactive contamination. Document in pdf format; Acrobat Reader required.

Originator(s): World Health Organization. Department of Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy - WHO / EDM
Resource added in: 23/11/2001
Available languages: English
Plants, Medicinal, Quality Control
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