REGULATORY ASPECTS OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE: FOCUS TOWARDS UNANI COSMECEUTICAL PRODUCTS

The regulatory authorities are now focusing on the regulatory issues of traditional medicines under which Unani system of medicine falls. Today we are witnessing an increase in the use of traditional medicines throughout the world raising the questions as to how safe these preparations are. People are now bending towards the Unani system of medicine because of its safety, efficacy and lesser side effects and hence raising the popularity of the Unani system of medicine. The major problem associated with Unani system of medicine is the lack of regulatory issues that ultimately leads to counterfeiting of Unani medicines. In the present article an endeavour has been made to present an overview of Unani system of medicine with special attention towards the Unani Cosmeceuticals products. This article intends to contribute towards the regulatory knowledge by giving a survey of published information regarding the regulations of the Unani Cosmeceuticals products. This article also focuses on the good manufacturing practices along with the standards for Unani Cosmeceuticals drug contents. This present article also deals with the measures to be adopted by the regulatory authorities so as to make the Unani Cosmeceuticals products of high standard quality which have much safety and efficacy.