The next step in preparation of crude drug for market after drying is garbling. This process is desired when sand, dirt and foreign organic parts of the same plant, not constitut-ing drug are required to be removed.
GARBLING (DRESSING)
The next step in preparation of crude drug for market after
drying is garbling. This process is desired when sand, dirt and foreign organic
parts of the same plant, not constituting drug are required to be removed.
This foreign organic matter (extraneous matter) is removed by several ways and
means available and practicable at the site of the preparation of the drugs. If
the extraneous matter is permitted in crude drugs, the quality of drug surfers
and at times, it dose not pass pharmacopoeial limits. Excessive stems in case
of lobelia and stramonium need to be removed, while the stalks, in case of
cloves are to be deleted. Drugs constituting rhizomes need to be separated
carefully from roots and rootlets and also stem bases. Pieces of iron must be
removed with the magnet in case of castor seeds before crushing and by
shifting in case of vinca and senna leaves. Pieces of bark should be removed
by peeling as in gum acacia.
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