Quality standards & safety profile of saffof-e-ood– A multiple herb mixture used in Unani system of medicine

Kiran Negi; Akhlaq Mustafa; Anas Iqbal Alvi; Zaki Ahmad Siddiqui; R P Meena

Quality standards & safety profile of saffof-e-ood– A multiple herb mixture used in Unani system of medicine

Authors
Kiran Negi, Akhlaq Mustafa, Anas Iqbal Alvi, Zaki Ahmad Siddiqui, R P Meena

Abstract
In Unani System of Medicine, Safoof-e-Ood is a multiple herb mixture in fine powdered form frequently used by the unani physicians to cure the patients suffering from Zof-e-Meda (weakness of the stomach) and Ishal (diarrhoea). Present study aimed to develop quality standards of Saffof-e-Ood using various botanical; phyto-chemical and physio-chemical parameters such as organoleptic and microscopical studies, ash values, extractive values, pH and TLC profile etc. Besides these heavy metals, aflotoxins, pesticidal residue and microbial load studies have also been reported so as to develop a safe and efficacious drug for the global market.

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