The Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and rules there under bring within its purview the drugs of Unani system of medicine Implementation of the Act and Rules framed there under prescribe the necessity of standards work out for the drugs of this system Ministry of AYUSH with the help of Unani Pharmacopoeia Committee (UPC), has already published standards for 298 single plant drugs in six volumes of the Unani Pharmacopoeia of India, Part-I and standards for 100 classical compound formulations in Unani Pharmacopoeia of India, Part-II (Formulations) in two volumes.

2 National Formulary of Unani Medicine (Part I to VI) consists a large number of compound formulations. Accordingly, the Ministry of AYUSH emphasized the need for developing Pharmacopoeial standards and Unani Pharmacopoeia Committee (UPC) initiated the work on "Development of Pharmacopoeial standards including method of preparation of classical Unani formulations Development of Pharmacopoeial monographs on formulations involves many basic sciences like Unani Pharmaceutics, Pharmacognosy and Photochemistry Publication of the Unani Pharmacopoeia of India, Part-11 (Formulations) is in a sente culmination of the process and third volume in the series comprises standards on 50 classical compound formulations of Unani Medicine.

3 This volume is a result of untiring effort and hard work of scientists from different drug standardization units of CCRUM and Unani Pharmacopoeia Committee. I place on record the appreciation of Ministry of AYUSH for their efforts. The third volume of the Pharmacopoeial standards of Unani formulations has Pharmacopoeial standards for widely used classical Unani formulations.

4 I want to place my appreciations on record for Unani Pharmacopoeia Committee, Prof. S.S Handa, Chairman, Scientific Body, PCIM&H, Prof. Raisur-Rahman, Advisor (Unani), DG- CCRUM and Member Secretary, UPC and Dr. Rajeev Kr. Sharma, Director, PCIM&H and the entire team to bring out this scientific work in regulatory purview to maintain the quality of Unani drugs.

5 It is hoped that Unani Pharmacopoeia of India, Part-II, Volume-Ill will be of great utility to all the stakeholders in maintaining the quality of Unani Medicine.

The Unani Traditional Medicine has its root in India since long and is in practice in large parts of our country in recent years, the demand of medicine drugs in India is accelerating because of people's faith in efficacy of the system.

The Unani Pharmacopoeia Committee (UPC) under the Ministry of AYUSH is constantly working and has already published standards of 298 single plant drugs in six volumes of the Unani Pharmacopoeia of India and also standards of 100 classical compound formulations.

The present third volume in the series comprises standards on 50 classical compound formulations of Unani Medicine In fact, it consists of the Pharmacopoeia standards of Unani formulations popularly used classical in Unani medicine this present volume is the result of hard work of scientists working under the different research units of CCRUM and Unani Pharmacopoeia Committee.

It is hoped that this third volume in the series of the Unani Pharmacopoeia of India will prove its utility to the manufacturers of Unani drug industry and also to other stake holders.

The Unani system of medicines, as its name suggests, in origin to Greece. It was the Greek Hippocrates (46-377 BC) who freed Medicine from the calm of superstition and mag, and get the status of Science. The theoretical framework of Unani Medeine is based on the teachings of Hippocrates After Hippocrates, a member of other Grock scholars enriched the system considerably of them, Galen (131 210 AD) stands out as the one who stabilized its foundation, on which Arab physicians like Rhome’s (85-925 ADJ constructed an imposing edifice.

Lina Medicine got enriched by inhaling what was best in the contemporary systems of traditional medicine in Top Syria, Iraq, Persia, India, China and other Middle East and Far East countries. It also benefited from the native medical systems in vogue at the time in various parts of Central Asia. That is why this system is known, in different parts of the world, with different names such as Greco-Arab Medicine, Medicine, Arab Medicine, Islamic Medicine, Traditional Medicine, Oriental Medicine.

Unani system of medicine was introduced to India by the Arabs, and soon it took firm roots in the soil. The Delhi Sultans, the Khiljis, the Tughlags and the Mughal Emperors provided state patronage to the scholars and even enrolled some as state employees and court physicians. The system found immediate favour with the masses and soon spread all over the country. During the 13 and 17" century Unani Medicine had its heyday in India.

At present Unani system of Medicine is one of the Indian Systems of Medicine and has a long and impressive development record in India. Today, India is the world leader in Unani Medicine having largest set sp of Educational, Research and Healthcare Institutions. It is a matter of pride that Unani system of medicine forms an integral part of National Health Care delivery systems

In view of the present trend of commercialization, the Government of India is very conscious of quality control and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) of Unani Medicine. The manufacturing of Unani Medicine is being regulated through Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. Taking into consideration. Commercialization, and quality control of Unani Drugs, the Government of India constituted the Unani Pharmacopoeia Committee, consisting of Expert Unani Physicians, Chemists, Pharmacognosists, Botanists and Pharmacologists the main function of this Pharmacopoeia Committee is to prepare National Formulary of Unani Medicine and Unani Pharmacopoeia of India.

In view of the large scale commercialization of the Unani Drugs, the Government of India took a number of steps to ensure quality control, safety and efficacy by maintaining standards of Unani drugs The manufacture and sale of Unani drugs is regulated by the provisions of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 as amended from time to time. The enforcement of provisions of Drugs and Cosmetics Act including Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) has led to ensuring quality of Unani products. The Unani Pharmacopoeia Committee mandated for laying down standards for Single as well as Compound Drugs was set up in 1964 by Government notification under the Chairmanship of Col. RN. Chopra vide letter No F25/63-RISM dated 2 March 1964 and since then the Pharmacopoeia Committees have been functional and renowned experts have been associated with the task of finalizing the standards by the Pharmacopoeia Committee.

The Unani Pharmacopoeia Committee has also taken ambitious task of laying down National Formulary of Unani Medicine in which the formulations and their standard composition have been notified for being followed by the Drug Industry.

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