British Herbal Pharmacopoeia

British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, British Herbal Medicine Association, Surrey, UK, 1996. 

Willaman, J. J. and B. G. Schubert. 1961. Alkaloid-Bearing Plants and Their Contained Alkaloids. U.S. Department of Agriculture Technical Bulletin 1234, Washington, DC. Williamson, E. M. 2002. Major Herbs of Ayurveda. Churchill Livingstone. London. Willoughby, M. J. and S. Y. Mills. 1996. British Herbal Pharmacopoeia. British Herbal Medical Association. 

British Herbal Pharmacopoeia. London British Herbal Medical Association, 1996. 

Anon (1996c) British Herbal Pharmacopoeia. Published by the British Herbal Medicines Association. 

Folklore Although there are steroidal compounds present in sarsaparilla, the rumoured presence of testosterone, which made it of interest to body-builders, has not been substantiated. The root has been used in soft drinks and root beers. Sarsaparilla was introduced into Europe following the Spanish colonization of South America. It was regarded as a cure-all and was established in pharmacopoeias until the early twentieth century (Bown, 2003 British Herbal Medicine Association, 1983 Giuenwald et al, 2002 Tierra, 1998). 

British Herbal Medicine Association (1983) The British Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1983. BHMA Publications, Dorset, United Kingdom. 

Battaglia S 1997 The complete guide to aromatherapy, 2nd edn. Watson Ferguson, Brisbane British Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1996 British Herbal Medicine Association, PO Box 304, Bournemouth, Dorset BH7 6JX... 

Official standards are absolutely necessary to ensure the quality, reliability, and homogeneity of herbal products for consumers. Standardized products are paramount to those in healthcare planning to conduct clinical research with these products. Independent laboratories and university-affiliated research reports have documented the considerable variation that exists in terms of quality and reliability in these products. Abroad, the ESCOP, composed of manufacturers of herbal medicines and herbal associations, is working with European research groups to develop quality-control standards for the production of natural products. This committee is developing monographs for incorporation into such references as the British Herbal Pharmacopoeia and the British Herbal Compendium. 

Saw palmetto also gained recognition in the British literature. In 1916, it was listed in the 19th edition of Squire s Companion to the British Pharmacopoeia as an admixture of sandlewood. It was given a substantial clinical monograph in the British Pharmaceutical Codex of 1923 and more recently in the British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, published in 1979. 

Anonymous. British Herbal Pharmacopoeia Part II. West Yorks, Great Britain 1979. 

BMP 90 British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, vol 1 (1990) of the revised edition. ISBN 0-... 

Mitchell, H., et al. 1991. British herbal pharmacopoeia, 4th impression. Bournemouth, U.K. British Herbal Medicine Association. 

BHP. 1976. British herbal pharmacopoeia. Scientific Committee of the British Herbal Medicine Association. Cowling, UK British Herbal Medicine Association. 

Circosta, C., F. Occhiuto, S. Ragusa, et al. 1984. A dmg used in traditional medicine Harpagophytum procumbens DC. II. Cardiovascular activity. /. Ethnopharmacol. ll(3) 259-274. Mitchell, H. 1983. British herbal pharmacopoeia. Bournemouth, U.K. British Herbal Medicine Association. 

A new Herbal Medicines Advisory Committee (HMAC) and The British Pharmacopoeia Commission (BPC). 

This method, specimens and water are heated in a steam distillation apparatus, once the water is boiled, volatile constituents will be carried along with the water vapour and then condensed in to a trap containing water and an immiscible solvent. Water and the solvent will separate into two phases. The volatile oils is dissolved in the solvent. A standard method described in British Pharmacopoeia (BP) 2010, Essential oil in Herbal Drugs, is very useful in determining the total content of volatile oils in herbs. The volatile distillate thus obtained can be used for determination of the constituents either qualitatively or quantitatively. 

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