For
Pharmacopoeial standardization of Ayurvedic drugs, two organizations, namely,
Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homeopathy (PCIM&H) an
autonomous body and Pharmacopoeial Laboratory for Indian Medicine (PLIM) have
been established by the Government of India.
There
are two Voluntary Certification Schemes for Ayurveda products.
1)
Certification
scheme of Quality Council of India (QCI) an autonomous body and
2)
Certificate
of Pharmaceutical Products (CoPP) for Ayurveda product issued by Drug
Controller General of India (DCGI) for the purpose of export.
QCI Scheme
provides two kinds of certificates:
a.
AYUSH
Standards Mark for the Ayurveda products complying with domestic regulations.
and;
b.
AYUSH
Premium Mark for the Ayurveda products complying with International norms.
The
Minister of State (IC), Ministry of AYUSH, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik stated this
in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.
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