AN UPDATED REVIEV ON SCENARIO OF HERBAL DRUGS AND FORMULATIONS IN THE UPLIFTMENT OF INDIAN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

Priyanka.C Priyanka.C; Kishor.M.R Kishor.M.R; Mekkanti Manasa Rekha Mekkanti Manasa Rekha; Rinku Mathappan Rinku Mathappan

Priyanka.C Department of Pharmacy Practice, Gautham College of Pharmacy, RT Nagar , Bangalore , Karnataka, India.
Kishor.M.R Department of Pharmacy Practice, Gautham College of Pharmacy, RT Nagar , Bangalore , Karnataka, India.
Mekkanti Manasa Rekha Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Gautham College of Pharmacy, RT Nagar , Bangalore , Karnataka, India.
Rinku Mathappan Professor and Principal, Department of Pharmacognosy, Gautham College of Pharmacy, R.T Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

Abstract

India is a large country (about 3280483km²) with diverse geoclimaticbio diversity. There are so many herbs in India that are really useful to herbal drugs currently using in the Indian pharmaceutical industry also. Indian population using herbal medicines from early thousands of centuries, with their cultural acceptance, safety, lesser side effects, and efficacy, nowadays based on therapeutic effects 50 categories of the drug have been described as laxatives, anti-diarrhea, anti-hemorrhoid, appetizers, digestive stimulants, anti-emetic, anti-pyretic, anti-inflammatory, anti-pruritic, anti-asthmatic, anti-epileptic, anti-helminthic, analgesics, sedatives, promoter of strength, complexion, voice, semen and sperm, breast milk secretion, fracture and wound healing, destroy of kidney stones, etc. the ayurvedic herbs such as tulsi, cinnamon, black pepper, dry ginger, and raisins and regular yoga are potent aids to increase the body’s immunity against harmful viruses. So the Indian government has taken numerous actions to develop herbal drugs. The number of Indian pharmaceutical companies has going through herbal drugs and formulation.

Keywords: Herbal medicine, Indian economy, ayurvedic medicines, pharmaceutical industries

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