What is the average shelf life of an ayurvedic drug ?
The classical texts mention certain general principles about the shelf life of various types of drugs. For example, pills can be stored for nearly a year without any loss in potency, ghritas and tailas are to be used within two months, however the potency of asavas, which are alcoholic extracts, increases over a specific period of time.
The classical texts mention certain general principles about the shelf life of various types of drugs. For example, pills can be stored for nearly a year without any loss in potency; tailas are to be used within 6 months to 1 year and churnas, within 2 to 6 months. However, the potency of asavas, which are self fermented, increases over a specific period of time. Potency of ghritas (ghee) too are found to improve with the passage of time.
