title: Standardisation of siddha drugs.
abstract: Siddha system is the ancient Dravidian system of medicine presently practiced predominantly in South India. In practice, generally the plants used are often in the compound form to which either herbs, metals, minerals and animals products are added. This paper attempts to describe the need for standardizing the drugs since the efficacy of medicines depends on their genuineness, indicating the methodology to be adopted for standardization.
authors.affiliation: Drug Standardisation Research Unit (Siddha), Captain Srinivasa Murthi Drug Research Institute for Ayurveda, Madras - 600 106, India.
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authors.lastname: Saraswathy