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The Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) and the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) have renewed their MoU for three years to strengthen the standardisation of medicinal plants.
About the MoU
- The ‘One Herb, One Standard’ approach seeks to establish a common, clear and scientifically reliable standard for the same medicinal plant used across different traditional medicine systems.
- It covers Ayurveda, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa, Unani and Homoeopathy.
- The renewed framework builds on 50 medicinal plant monographs developed during the first phase.
- The standards will consider Indian as well as international quality requirements.
- The initiative aims to improve quality assurance, ease of doing business and global acceptance of Indian traditional medicines.
