NewzVille Desk
The Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H), Ministry of Ayush, and the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the implementation of the “One Herb, One Standard” initiative today.
The MoU was exchanged by Dr. Kousthubha Upadhyaya, Director I/c, PCIM&H, and Dr. V. Kalaiselvan, Secretary-cum-Scientific Director, IPC, in the august presence of Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Ayush and Minister of State, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav, and Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, at Kartavya Bhavan, New Delhi.
On the occasion, Minister Jadhav said that India’s traditional systems of medicine—Ayurveda, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa, Unani and Homoeopathy—are an integral part of the country’s rich knowledge traditions and medicinal plant heritage.
He emphasised that ensuring the quality, purity and standardisation of medicines and medicinal plants through scientifically developed standards is essential for strengthening the quality and credibility of traditional medicines.
The Minister highlighted the significance of the “One Herb, One Standard” approach, which seeks to establish a common, clear, scientific and reliable standard for the same medicinal plant used across different systems of medicine.
He said that harmonised standards would help address potential confusion among stakeholders and establish a stronger and coordinated framework for the standardisation of medicinal plants.
Initiated in 2022, the MoU will continue the inter-ministerial cooperation for a further period of three years, with the objective of developing uniform, reliable and scientifically robust quality standards for single drugs of plant origin used across Ayurveda, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa, Unani and Homoeopathy systems of medicine.
Under the renewed partnership, the monographs will take into account Indian standards as well as international quality requirements, strengthening Indian standards in line with global benchmarks and enhancing the quality and credibility of Indian medicinal plants and products in international markets.
