Standardization and evaluation of safety of a herbomineral formulation Articulin forte tablets

In the earlier days physicians used to be the formulator and all the processes rightfrom collection to dispensing were controlled by them. In last few decades, there hasbeen tremendous growth in the field of herbal medicines. It has become necessary to laydown stringent parameters to ensure batch to batch consistency and reproducibility.Therefore, standardization of herbal formulations has become extremely essential inorder to assess the quality, purity, safety and efficacy of drugs based on the amounts oftheir active principles. Heavy metal toxicity being a major safety issue in Ayurvedicformulations, it is essential to evaluate them for heavy metal content. Articulin ForteTablet is a well-known herbomineral formulation used for rheumatoid arthritis. Inpresent studies, Articulin Forte Tablets were evaluated for heavy metal contents.