Laboratory equipment’s Recommended for Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani Medicines Testing Laboratory
If you are considering setting up a laboratory for testing Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani medicines in India, you must have the specific equipment in place at the right time. Also your testing lab can be approved by the government to ensure the quality and purity of the medicines. Here we are going to provide the following list of equipment used in testing laboratories.
Check section wise list of laboratory equipment for setting up laboratory for testing Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani medicines.
Let’s look at the Chemistry section:
- Viscometer (Ostwalds, Redwood viscometer)
- Alcohol determination apparatus complete set.
- Melting point determination apparatus.
- volatile oil determination apparatus.
- Boiling point determination apparatus.
- Refractometer.
- Tablet disintegration apparatus.
- Polarimeter.
- U.V.Spectro-photometer.
- Moisture determination apparatus (IC filtrator).
- Electronic Balance.
- Muffle furnace.
- Glass distillation apparatus/plant.
- Hot air oven(s) different range of temperature/vacuum oven.
- Water supply demineralised exchange equipment/distillation equipment.
- Glass distillation apparatus/plant.
- TLC apparatus with all accessories.
- Water bath (temperature controlled).
- LPG Gas cylinder with burners.
- Air conditioner.
- Heating mantle(4) or as required.
- G.L.C. with F.I. detector.
- Centrifuge machine.
- Sieves 10 to 120 with sieve shaker.
- Tablet dissolution tester.
- Dehumidifier
- pH meter.
- Tablet friability tester.
- Silica crucible.
- Other relevant equipment may be glassware, reagents, etc.
Let us look at the Pharmacognosy section.
- Dissecting Microscope.
- Microscope binocular.
- Microtome.
- Microslide cabinet.
- Chemical balance.
- Occular Micrometer.
- Aluminium slide trays.
- Hot air oven.
- Camera Lucida Prism type and mirror type.
- LPG Cylinder with burners.
- Stage Micrometer.
- Refrigerator.
- Hot plates.
- Other relevant equipment may be glassware, reagents, etc.
Note: Instruments like HPTLC, HPLC, Atomic and Spectrophotometer can also be arranged by contracting with other laboratories.
Let us look at the microbiology section.
- B.O.D. Incubator.
- Serological water bath.
- Laminar air flow bench (L.A.F.)
- Plain Incubator.
- Microscope (high power).
- Oven.
- Autoclave/sterilizer.
- Colony counter.
- The list may include other relevant reagents and equipment.
Conclusion:
In the above article we have tried to prepare a section-wise list of laboratory equipment required for setting up a laboratory and also tried to explain how a good laboratory can be used for these traditional treatments. How to set up a well-equipped testing laboratory? Integral to ensuring safety and efficacy. By investing in state-of-the-art equipment, laboratories can contribute to the standardization and global acceptance of these ancient treatment systems.