European Pharmacopoeia Starts Preparation of 'Community Monographs' for Herbal Remedies

Pharmacopoeia monographs would serve not just for consumers but is important for physicians and pharmacists.

European Pharmacopoeia and the European Medicine Agency have commenced the preparation of ‘Community Monographs’ for herbal remedies. To begin with, the monographs will be made applicable for single herbs.

The decision to create monographs is driven by the increasing shift in consumers opting for dietary supplements and nutraceuticals developed from herbs. Pharmacopoeia monographs would serve not just for consumers but is important for physicians and pharmacists.

Pharmacopoeia monographs provide a reference globally for quality specifications for the authentic identity, content, component quality. It is an assurance that the product sans contaminants like microbial, pesticides and heavy metals. The very mention of a herb in the pharmacop