STANDARDISATION OF DISINFECTANTS.

Standardisation of Somarajee Taila

This paper describes the standardization of Somarajee taila, an important ayurvedic formulation indicated in scabies, pruritus, acne, fistula, gout, leprosy and ring worm.

Standardisation of Siddha Drugs

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 m...

Standardisation of Pravala Bhasma

Now-a-days it has become quite common to use modern electric heating devices in the place of conventional ones. A stud was conducted to standardize the temperature for the preparation of Pravala Bhasma by using Electric Muffle furnace (EMF) The details are presented in this article.

The Value of Disinfectants

The Value of Disinfectants

Sir,?I should like to hear the opinion of some of your readers about the value of disinfectants. Are they any good at all, or might we not just as well pour our money down the drain? Of course, I think that steam disinfection is very useful, but are any of the other ways of disinfecting any good to prevent the spread of disease, or are they only " eye-wash "? I enclose a stamped addressed envel...