Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3843

Full Length Research Paper

Status and trade of crude drug in Uttarakhand

Deepshikha Arya1, G. C. Joshi1 and Lalit M. Tiwari2*
1Regional Research Institute (AY) CCRAS, Tarikhet, India. 2Department of Botany, DSB Campus, Kumaon University, Nainital, India.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 07 March 2012
  •  Published: 16 May 2012

Abstract

The present study deals on crude drug marketing in Tanakpur market, a virgin mandi of Uttarakhand. Survey of Tanakpur mandi was carried out in 2005 and 2008. A complete data of crude drugs in trade was gathered, 65 crude drug samples were collected from different traders of Tanakpur for authentication on taxonomical basis. After critical evaluation, it was found that some of the crude drugs were substituted/adulterated and some crude drugs were imported through Indo-Nepal Borders.

 

Key words: Crude drugs; Uttarakhand; marketing.