Synopsis This volume is third publication in this series, wherein the pharmacopoeial  standards of multiple ingredient formulations have been scientifically described. The standards have been consciously kept modest so that the implementation by the manufacturing companies becomes easily acceptable in order to maintain quality control and batch to batch uniformity. However, the efforts of the manufacturer should be to maintain higher standards of quality than described in this book.

The appendices of this volume contain the details of protocols used in the determination of various standards as well as methods of testing. References of the Ayurvedic literature in its original form are also added in order to authenticate the Ayurvedic standards, referred in each monograph. In the appendix Ayurvedic definition and method of Sodhana etc. are also given. This book in general is more user friendly for the manufacturers, scientists and students, teachers involved in the standardization of Ayurvedic formulations.

This book is included in the first schedule of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. Manufacturers are required to follow pharmacopoeial standards and these are mandatory requirements under the Act. Users are welcome to give their suggestions on these monographs so that these suggestions are evaluated and followed in the forthcoming volumes of Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part –II (Formulations).