Contents: 1. Basic Tests for Drugs – Pharmaceutical Substances, Medicinal Plants Materials and Dosage Forms. 2. Guidelines on Good Manufacturing Practice for Traditional Medicines and Health Supplements. 3. Eu and Ich Guidelines for Quality Control of Herbal Drugs. 4. Stability Testing of Herbal Medicines. 5. Regulatory Requirements for Herbal Medicines.

The depth knowledge of various aspects of quality control and standardization of herbal drugs is unavoidable in pharmaceutical profession. Thus every graduate in pharmacy is supposed to be aware of the guidelines on Good Manufacturing Practice for traditional medicines and health supplements.

Various guidelines are discussed in depth in accordance with ICH and EU and also in the nationwide syllabus for the students, hence a textbook has been written keeping in mind the urgent need.