Research Article

Quality Evaluation of Ayurvedic Crude Drug Daruharidra, Its Allied Species, and Commercial Samples from Herbal Drug Markets of India

Table 6

Identity, purity, and strength as prescribed by Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India.

ParametersValues

Foreign matter Not more than 2 percent
Total ash Not more than 14 percent
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 5 percent
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 6 percent
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 8 percent