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EFRAC- Ayush Division
According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) [estimate,] 80% of the World Population still relies on Traditional or Herbal Medicine for their Primary Health Care needs. Ayurveda is [Ayurveda,] the Traditional System of Indian Medicine, which is regarded as the Oldest System of Medicine in the World and practiced, especially [majorly] in the Indian Subcontinent. The major merits of Traditional Medicine seem to be their [its] perceived Efficacy, Low Incidences [Incidence] of Serious Side Effects, and Low Cost.
Extensive & Continued usage of Ayurveda necessitates Testing & Analysis Procedures and Standards to be compliant with [the] concerned Regulations. Ayurvedic Drug Testing involves Testing of Ayurvedic Raw Materials (Plant, Animal & Mineral Materials, Water); and Analysis of different Ayurvedic Formulations or Finished Products (Pharmacopoeia or Proprietary). It is often difficult for a Pharmaceutical Manufacturer to have In-house Testing Facilities and Capabilities for [Capability to test] all the Ingredients and Products. That is why EFRAC’s [EFRACs] Pharmaceuticals Testing Division offers Complete [Comprehensive] Solutions for Testing of Ayurvedic Raw Materials including Drug Substances, Intermediates, and Excipients etc. [Ayurvedic Drugs, including that for Raw Materials including Drug Substances, Intermediates, and Excipients etc.]
EFRAC is approved by [the] State Drugs Control of Indian Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy (ISM & H) and [the] Department of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) & [accredited by the] National Accreditation board [Board] for Testing and calibration [Calibration] Laboratories (NABL) for Analysis of Ayurvedic, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathic Medicinal Products. and is committed to demonstrate Comprehensive Setup for Testing Drugs thus ensuring Quality & Reliability.[Its operations are facilitated by its comprehensive setup for Testing Ayurvedic Drugs for Quality & Reliability.
About Us:-
Edward Food Research and Analysis Centre (EFRAC) renowned for its Water testing and other different types of services including proficiency testing, Water Testing etc. EFRAC ha its market PAN India basis as well as in countries in the Middle East, Srilanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and many more. EFRAC is one of the most reliable testing laboratories in India accreditted by USFDA, MOHFW, CDSCO and many more.
SERVICES
PARAMETERS
Identification (Macroscopic / Organoleptic / Sensory, Microscopic, Chemical) • Acetyl Value • Acid Insoluble Ash • Acid Value • Adulteration with Modern Drugs/Drug Residues • Aflatoxins (Qualitative and Quantitative) • Alcohol Content [&] Alcohol Soluble Extract • Analysis of Mineral Raw Materials/Metals • Assay of Marker Compounds • Boiling Point/Range [ Boiling Point & Boiling Point Range] • Chromatographic Fingerprinting Studies by TLC,
HPLC, GC, GC-MS, LC-MS/MS • Congealing Range/Point [Congealing Point & Congealing Point Range] • Ester Value • Ether Soluble Extra additives • Fixed Oil Estimation • Fluorescence Analysis • Foreign Matter • Heavy Metals (Qualitative and Quantitative) • Hydroxyl Value • Iodine Value • Limit Tests • Loss on Drying/Moisture Content •
Loss on Ignition • Melting Point/Range [Melting Point & Melting Point Range] • Microbial Limit Tests and Tests for Specific Organisms • Pesticide Residues • Powdered Herb Analysis • Protein Estimation • Essential Oil Estimation • Refractive Index [&] Relative Density • Fatty Acid Profiling and Composition • Amino Acid Profiling • Sugar Estimation • Tap [&] Bulk density • Test for Mineral Oil • Total Ash , ASA and Sulphated Ash • Total Phenolic Compounds • Total Solids • Total Tannins • Unsaponifiable Matter • Viscosity • Volatile / Essential Oil Content • Water Content • Water Soluble Ash • Water Soluble Extractive [Value]
INSTRUMENTS
LC-MS MS (QQQ) • GC- (FID) • GC- (HEADSPACE, ECD, MS) • GC-MS MS (QQQ) • HPLC (FLD, PDA, ELSD, RID) • AAS – (Flame, GTA, VGA) • ICP OES [ICP-OES] • ICP-MS • TOC Analyzer • UV -Visible Spectrophotometer • Brookfield Viscometer • Coulometer • CHNS & O Analyzer [CHNS & O Analyzer] • FT-IR • Ion Chromatograph • Karl-Fisher Autotitrator • TGA• DSC • Digital Polarimeter • Friability Tester • Hardness Tester• Disintegration Test apparatus • Dissolution Test apparatus• Penetrometer • BP/MP Apparatus • Potentiometer
METHODS
Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India • British Pharmacopeia [Pharmacopoeia] • Food Chemical Codex (FCC) • United States Pharmacopeia [Pharmacopoeia] • Indian Pharmacopoeia • Indian Standards (IS) • Siddha Pharmacopoeia of India • Unani Pharmacopoeia of India • United States Pharmacopeia [Pharmacopoeia] • WHO Guidelines