National Formulary of Unani Medicine (Part-3, First Edition)

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The Unanipathy is a well established scientific system of Medicine It is based on the teaching of Hippocrates (Buqrat-460-137- BC) Galen (Jalinoos-131-210-AD), developed it into and elaborate Medical System The Arabian and Persian Physicians like Rhazes (850- 925-AD) and Avicenna gave a scientific touch to it Now it is one of the Indian Systems of Medicine and has a long and impressive record in India. Today, India is one of the leading country in so far as the teaching and practice are concerned There are largest number of Unani Educational, Research and Health Care Institutions in the country It is a matter of proud that Unanipathy forms an part of National Health Care delivery system.
In view of the present trend of commercialization, the Govt. of India is very conscious of quality control and GMP (Good Manufacturing of Unani Medicine The Manufacturing of Unani Medicine is being regulated through Drugs & Cosmetic Act, 1940 Keeping into the consideration of commercialization, the Govt. of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has constituted the Unani Pharmacopoeia Committee, consisting of Experts Unani Physicians, Chemist, Pharmacognocists, Botanist and Pharmacologists The main function of this Pharmacopoeia Committee is to prepare a Unani Formulary and Pharmacopoeia.
The 1st Unani Pharmacopoeia Committee was constituted under the chairmanship of Col Sir Ram Nath Chopra, vide letter No F 25/2/63- RISM dated 2^nd March, 1964 The 2nd, 3rd & 4th UPC was constituted under the chairmanship of Prof Hussain Zaheer vide Notification No F. 10/1/68-R&ISM on 19th August, 1968, Dr. M.Y Ansari, vide letter No X. 19018/1/76-APC Dated 10th, February, 1977, and Dr. AU Azmi vide office Notification No U 20012/1/87-APC dated 15th June, 1988 respectively.

Preparation of Pharmacopoeial standards is a continuous process The standards have to be updated as and when it becomes necessary To prepare the National Formulary of Unani Medicine and to evolve their Pharmacopoeial standards, the Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of ISM&H) reconstituted the Unani Pharmacopaia Committee vide office order No. U 20012/2/97-APC dated 6 January, 1998 consists of experts in various fields, viz. Unani Physicians, Chemists, Botanists, Pharmacologists and Pharmacognocists. The Committee is pleased to present the Third Volume of the National Formulary of Unani Medicine. It has selected 103 compound formulations for inclusion in the IIIrd part of the National Formulary of Unani Medicine on the same methodology as was done for the Ist and IInd volumes i.e. on the basis of popularity, their common use, manufacturing and sale The formulations included in the third volumes are used on large scale throughout the country The valuable suggestions of the experts of the Committee were taken into consideration while finalizing the compound formulations of this volume.
I hope that this volume of the Formulary will also gain acceptance with the physicians as well as the Professionals of Unani Tibb.
The Committee has full confidence that these formulations will be adopted by all Central and State Government Institutions for their use The Committee hopes to complete the pharmacopoeial standards of compound formulations of this volume at an early date.
The Committee is putting all its efforts in selecting more formulations available in the Classical Text Books approved by Government of India, included in the Drug & Cosmetic Act, 1940