QUALITY CONTROL IN AYURVEDA Bijeshmon PP Manager – Quality control Sitaram Ayurveda Pvt. Ltd Thrissur
QC Departments and its Functions Type of Raw Materials & Testing Types of Finished Products & Testing Major Instruments and functions CONTENTS Sample flow at QC Lab
QC DEPARTMENT Chemistry Pharmacognosy Microbiology
FUNCTIONS OF QC LAB To ensure the quality of Raw materials used in medicines To check the finished product for the required parameters and Standards Stability Testing
QUALITY EVALUATION RAW MATERIALS & FINISHED PRODUCTS ORGANOLEPTIC BOTANICAL MICROBIAL CHEMICAL PHYSICIAL
CHEMICAL PHYTOCHEMICAL CHROMATOGRAPHY HEAVY METAL PESCTICIDE
MICROBIAL TOTAL PLATE COUNT TOTAL YEAST & MOULD E.COLI SALMONELLA SPP. STAPH SPP. PSEUDOMONAS SPP. SWAB TEST, WATER ANALAYSIS
SAMPLE FLOW IN QUALITY CONTROL RECEIPT OF SAMPLE PRIMARY OBSERVATION ENTRY IN TO SRD REGISTER ASSIGN WORKS ANALYSIS AS PER MOA RESULTS TO WORK BOOK REVALIDATION OF RESULTS ENTRY IN TO REGISTERS & ERP APPROVAL/ REJECTION
Herbal Raw materials ( Dried and Raw) Animal by products ( Ghee, Honey, Wax etc.) Metals & Minerals (Lohabhasma, Annbhedi sindoora etc.) TYPES OF RAW MATERIALS Plant by products (Oils, Sugar, Jaggery etc.)
RAW MATERIALS Colour Odour Taste Texture Anatomical studies Powder microscopic studies Foreign matter Total Ash Acid-insoluble ash Alcohol-soluble extractive Water-soluble extractive Volatile oil determination Heavy Metal Analysis Total Aerobic bacteria Total Yeast & Mould Specific Organism
RAW MATERIALS Refractive Index Acid Value Iodine Value Saponification value Moisture Percentage Microbial presence Total Ash Acid-insoluble ash Iron Assay Microbial Presence pH Extraneous Matter Acid Insoluble Ash Total Ash Moisture Total Sugar Microbial presence
FINISHED PRODUCTS pH Specific G ravity Brix Value Alcohol Content Reducing Sugar Non-Reducing Sugar Total Sugar Total Acidity Microbial C ontamination ARISTAM & ASAVAM
FINISHED PRODUCTS pH Specific Gravity Brix Value Total Phenolics Microbial contamination KASHAYAM
FINISHED PRODUCTS pH Brix Value Moisture/LOD Total Ash Acid – Insoluble A sh Alcohol Soluble Extractives Water Soluble Extractives Total Sugar Microbial Contamination LEHYAM/RASAYANAM
FINISHED PRODUCTS pH Moisture/LOD Total Ash Acid – Insoluble Ash Water Soluble Extractives Particle Size Microbial Contamination CHOORNAM
FINISHED PRODUCTS Specific Gravity Refractive Index Moisture/LOD Acid Value Iodine Value Viscosity Saponification Value Rancidity Microbial C ontamination GHRUTHAM/MEDICATED OILS
Kashayam Tablet – QC Analysis Physicochemical Parameters Average Weight Moisture/LOD Hardness Disintegration Time Friability Total P henolics Microbial P arameters Total Aerobic B acteria Total Yeast & Mould E.coli, Salmonella, S. aureus, Pseudomonas Organoleptic Properties Colour Odour Taste
FINISHED PRODUCTS Oil – QC Analysis Organoleptic Properties Colour Odour Physicochemical Parameters LOD/ Moisture Acid Value Iodine Value Saponification Value Refractive Index Rancidity Microbial P arameters Total Aerobic Bacteria Total Yeast & Mould E.coli, Salmonella, S. aureus, Pseudomonas Oil – QC Analysis Organoleptic properties Shell colour Odour Taste Physicochemical Parameters Average w eight of Capsule Moisture/LOD Net weight of oil per capsule Number of drops per capsule Disintegration Time Microbial P arameters Total Aerobic Bacteria TotalY & Mould E.coli, Salmonella S. aureus, Pseudomonas
MAJOR INSTRUMENTS
MAJOR INSTRUMENTS pH Meter Moisture Analyser Friability Tester DT Apparatus Viscometer Refractometer
MAJOR INSTRUMENTS Spectrophotometer Polarimeter BOD Incubator
MAJOR INSTRUMENTS Stability Chamber Stability testing of products for Drug licensing Product Quality Assurance Shelf Life Determination Formulation and Packaging Optimization Risk Assessment Product Development and Innovation