QUALITY CONTROL OF TEN HERBAL PRODUCES USEFUL IN BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA MARKEDTED IN KSA

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyad 11451, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Ten herbal drug products useful for the treatment of BPH have been chosen from the Saudi market to ensure their efficacy and safety. These products are reported previously to contain fatty acids and sterols as the active principles. Organoleptic evaluation, weight variation , ash values, moisture content, extractive values, microbiological examination, fatty acids and sterol analysis using GLC, have been undertaken. Interpretation of the results indicated that all the studied products are compatible with the standard values stated in the BP or USP.