The Government of India was pleased to constitute the Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia Committee vide their letter No. F. 23-2/62-ISM, dated the 22nd September, 1962. The term of the Committee initially was three years.
Subsequently it was extended from time to time. The functions of the Committee are given below:
(i) to prepare a Pharmacopoeia of Homoeopathic drugs, whose therapeutic usefulness has been proved, on the lines of the American, German and British Pharmacopoeia;
(ii) to lay down principles and standards for the preparation of homoeopathic drugs;
(iii) to lay down tests for identity, quality and purity; and
(iv) such other matter as are incidental and necessary for the preparation of a Homoeopathic pharmacopoeia.
So far the Committee held twelve meetings. After these deliberations, the Committee finalized the First Volume of the Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia of India. The First Volume consists of:
(i) Preface,
(ii) Introduction,
(iii) Historical,
(iv) General Notices,
(v) Abbreviations,
(vi) Monographs (180); and
(vii) Appendices
(I to XIX).
The First Volume of the Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia of India is presented herewith to the Government of India.
