Herbal Product Standardisation & Fingerprinting India | NABL

Auriga Research provides NABL-accredited herbal product standardisation and chromatographic fingerprinting services for Ayurvedic, Unani, Siddha, and botanical supplement manufacturers. Standardisation ensures batch-to-batch consistency, confirms botanical identity, and quantifies active or marker compounds — fundamental requirements for product quality and regulatory compliance.

Our capabilities include HPTLC fingerprinting for botanical identity verification, marker compound quantification by HPLC and UPLC (curcumin, withanolides, gingerols, piperine, bacosides), physicochemical profiling (ash values, extractive values, moisture), and complete monograph testing per the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (API) and WHO guidelines.

AYUSH manufacturing licences and export certifications require standardisation data. The FSSAI also mandates standardisation for herbal nutraceuticals. Our testing provides the analytical evidence needed for AYUSH GMP certification, product registration, and quality release.

Testing Capabilities

HPTLC fingerprinting — identity confirmation and adulterant detection
Marker compound quantification by HPLC/UPLC
Curcumin, withanolides, bacosides, piperine, gingerols, andrographolide
Total ash, acid-insoluble ash, water-soluble ash
Alcohol-soluble and water-soluble extractive values
Moisture content and loss on drying
pH and specific gravity
Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (API) monograph testing
WHO guidelines for herbal medicine quality control

Turnaround Time

Physicochemical testing takes 5-7 business days. HPTLC fingerprinting takes 7-10 business days. Marker compound quantification takes 7-10 business days. Complete API monograph panels take 10-15 business days.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is herbal product standardisation?

Herbal product standardisation establishes the identity, purity, and potency of botanical ingredients and finished formulations through a defined set of analytical tests. It includes organoleptic evaluation, physicochemical tests (ash values, extractive values, moisture), chromatographic fingerprinting (HPTLC/HPLC), and quantification of marker compounds or active constituents. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (API) and WHO guidelines provide monograph-based specifications for standardisation.

What is HPTLC fingerprinting and why is it important?

HPTLC (High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography) fingerprinting creates a visual chromatographic profile unique to each botanical species and extract. It serves as an identity test — confirming the correct plant material is used and detecting adulterants or substitutes. HPTLC is specified by the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia, European Pharmacopoeia, and USP for herbal monographs. Each batch can be compared against a reference fingerprint to ensure consistency.

How long does herbal standardisation testing take?

Physicochemical testing (ash values, extractive values, moisture, pH) takes 5-7 business days. HPTLC fingerprinting takes 7-10 business days. Marker compound quantification by HPLC takes 7-10 business days. A complete standardisation panel per API monograph takes 10-15 business days.