One Herb, One Standard

Organisations

PCIM&H + Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC)

They renewed their MoU for the “One Herb, One Standard” initiative.

Objective

Establish common quality standards for the same medicinal plant across:

• Ayurveda
• Siddha
• Sowa-Rigpa
• Unani
• Homoeopathy

Important Facts

• MoU originally initiated in 2022.
• Renewed for 3 years.
• Aim: uniform quality standards.
• International alignment → better quality and exports.
• IPC established in 2009.
• IPC headquarters: Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

One-liner

One Herb, One Standard → Standardisation of medicinal plants across Indian systems of medicine.