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Ayurvedic Medicine Formulations
PRODUCT CODE
: 313201005
QUALITY AND STANDARDS
: As per Ayurvedic Shastra.
PRODUCTION CAPACITY
: a) Capacity
1. Ashokarishta 3000 Bottles
2. Laxmibilas Ras (N) 200 Kgs.
3. Bhaskar Lavan 6000 Kgs.
4. Sitopaladi Churna 3000 Kgs.
5. Chyavan Prash 3000 Kgs.
6. Mritasanjivani 3000 Lts.
7. Gandhkadi Malham 150 Kgs.
(b) Value: Rs 39,30,000
:
January, 2003
: Small Industries Service Institute
Okhla, New Delhi-110 020.
Phone Nos.: 011-26838118, 26838068
Fax No. 011-26838016
E-mail: sisi@del3.vsnl.net.in
MONTH AND YEAR
OF PREPARATION
PREPARED BY
INTRODUCTION
Ayurvedic system of medicine is as
old as the Vedic age. Now–a–days people
give preference to the Ayurvedic
medicines as the allopathic medicines
are costlier and have side effects.
Ayurvedic medicines are based on
plants, animals extract and minerals
both in single ingredient drugs and
compound formulations, however,
Ayurveda does not rule out any
substances from being used as a
potential source of medicine.
Ayurvedic compound formulations
are mainly divided into two groups
viz. (1) Kasthausadhi (predominantly
plant drugs) and (2). Rasausadhi
(predominantly metals and minerals).
There are several categories of
Kasthausadhi formulations such as
Asavaristra, Avleha, Grafa Churena, Taila
etc. and of Rasausadhis such as Bhasma,
Pisti, Lauha, Kapibadkva, Rasayana etc.
The Ayurvedic drugs are derived from
vegetable sources from the various parts
of the plant like root, leaf, flower, fruit
extrude or plant as a whole.
There are about 21 varieties of
compound formulations in which some
of the single drugs of animal origin (52
Nos). Mineral origin (55 Nos.) and plant
origin (351 Nos.) are used. There details
of the single drugs and other particulars
can be had from the Ayurvedic
formulary of India, published by Govt.
of India, Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare.
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MARKET POTENTIAL
There is more recognition for non-
allopathic system of medicines in the
country now than the past few decades.
The concept of alternative system of
treatment notably herbal and Ayurvedic
medicines therapy is gaining ground and
attracting attention worldwide. There is
more and more scientific research being
conducted in our country for treatment
of various diseases by Ayurvedic and
herbal therapy. A large number of
diseases have Ayurvedic treatment
much superior to the other system of
medicines and this has been recognized
world over.
Thus Ayurvedic medicines/drugs are
becoming popular day-by-day and
demand for its usage is increasing not
only in the country but also worldwide
the inherent quality of Ayurvedic
treatment of having negligible side/after
effects, has made great potential for its
production. A large number of medicinal
plants, herbs, shrubs etc. are available
in our country in the hilly/forest regions.
In order to boost the production of
Ayurvedic/herbal drugs, Govt. of India
has also set up a Board namely Indian
system of Medicine and Homeoepathy
to encourage production of Ayurvedic
medicines specially in the regions where
basic raw materials are available in
plenty. Thus there is a great potential
for Ayurvedic medicines not only in the
country but for export purpose also.
BASIS AND PRESUMPTIONS
1. The project is based on single shift
basis and 300 working days in a
year.
2. Cost of a machinery and
equipment indicated in the profile
refer to a particular make and
prices are approximate to those
prevailing at the time of
preparation of project profile.
3. Depreciation on machinery and
equipment has been taken @ 10%
of the cost of machinery and
equipment.
4. Break-even point has been
calculated at the full capacity
utilization.
5. The margin money has been
taken 25% of the total capital
investment.
6. Pay back period is seven years
from the second year of operation.
IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
The following steps are involved in the
1 month
1 month
15 Months
implementation of the project:
Selection of site
Preparation project profile,
Registration of the unit
form DI/DIC
No objection certificate from 15 days
Pollution Control Board,
Approach commercial bank
1 month
Installation and commissioning 15 days
and of machinery and equipment
Recruitment of staff
Arrangement of raw materials
and packing materials
1 month
15 days
Keeping in view the overlaps of the
activities, normally 6 to 8 months are
required to implementation project.
TECHNICAL ASPECTS
Process of Manufacture
Ayurvedic medicines are available in
the form of powder, tablets, pills, liquid
and semi-solid which are classified into
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the following different categories:
4. Vati or Gutika
Aristha and Asavsa
Rasa Rasayan
Lauha
Bati
Churna
Avaleha
Ghrita
Parpati
Taila
Goggulu
Method of Preparation
1. Aristha and Asava
Asavas and Aristhas are made by
soaking the herbs either in powder form
or in the form of decoction (kasaya) in
a solution of sugar or jugglery, as the
case may be, for a specific period of
time, during which it undergoes a
process of fermentation generation
alcohol and facilitates the extraction of
the active ingredients contained in the
herbs.
2. Rasa Rasayan
Ayurvedic medicines containing
mineral drugs as main ingredients are
called Rasa rasayan or Ras-yoga. They
are in pill form or in powder form/ forest,
minerals such as Anrala, Swarna, Rajata,
Tamra etc. and sulphur impurified state
are used to convert bhasma form, called
kajuali then other drugs are added in
small quantities, mixed well and
grounded to form fine powder.
3. Lauha
Medicines prepared in the form of
tablets or pills are kown as vati or gutika,
these are made of one or more drugs of
plant, animal or mineral origin.
5. Churna
Churna is a fine powder form of
drugs. All these herbs and other active
ingredients are cleaned, dried and
powdered together by mechanical
means to the fineness of at least 80
mesh.
6. Avaleha Madak Paak
Avaleha or lehya is a semi-solid
preparation of drugs. These are
prepared by the additon of jagger sugar
or sugar dandy and boiled with
prescribed drug juices decoction,
Honey, if required, is added when the
preparation is cold and mixed well.
7. Ghrita
Ghrita are preparations in which ghee
is boiled with prescribed Kasayas
(Decoction) and kalkas of drugs
according to for mulation as per
Ayurvedic formulary.
8. Parpati
First Kajjali is prepared with purified
Mercury and sulphur. Then other drugs
as per Ayurvedic Formulae are added
and mixed well in grinder. The powder
is then heated in iron vessel and melted.
This melted material is purified as per
Ayurvedic method, cooled and again
flakes of medicines are powdered.
Lauha kalpas are preparation of Loha
Bhasma as main ingredient with other
drugs. The other active ingredients are
made to fine powder and mixed with
Loha Bhasma.
9. Taila
Tailas are prepared by boiling
prescribed kasyas (decoction ) and
kalkas of drugs in oils according to the
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for mula prescribed in Ayurvedic
formulary.
Production Capacity
10. Goggulu
Ayurvedic medicines prepared by the
exudates, and obtained from the plant
commiphara mukul, are known as
Goggulu. There are five different varieties
of Goggulu in Ayurvedic Shastra but
usually two varieties, mahiskasa and
kanaka are preferred for medicinal
preparation.
Exudates in small pieces are taken in
a piece of cloth and boiled in gomutara
or Dugdha or Triphala kasayua until the
exudates pass into the fluid through the
cloth to the maximum. The fluid after
filtering is boiled till it forms a mass. After
drying, the mass is formed into a paste by
adding ghee till it becomes waxy.
Quality Control and Standards
At present there is no pharmacopial
standard on each of the active
ingredients of Ayurvedic medicine like
allopathic medicine. For standardization
and quality control of Ayurvedic drugs,
various steps can be followed like
physical description, physical tests,
pharmacoginised techniques etc, to
ascertain the species of plant and study
their pharmacoginostic character for the
purpose of identification detection and
analyzing the crude drug.
Generally quality of Ayurvedic products
is fully dependent on the quality of raw
materials and process of manufacture.
The quality control process of some
Ayurvedic formulations can be contained
from ‘Pharmacopica Laboratory of India
Medicine, near ALTC, Ghaziabad (U.P)’.
The products are to be manufactured
as per Indian system of medicines of
Ministry of Health.
(a) Capacity
1. Ashkarishta
2. Laxmibilas Ras (N)
3. Bhaskar Lavan
4. Sitopaladi Churan
5. Chavan Prash
6. Mritasanjivani
7. Gandhkadi Malham
3000 Bottles
200 Kgs.
6000 Kgs.
3000 Kgs.
3000 Kgs.
3000 Kgs.
150 Kgs.
(Rs.)
2,40,000
6,00,000
8,40,000
(b) Value
Rs. 39,30,000
FINANCIAL ASPECTS
A. Fixed Capital
(i) Land and Building
Land 400 Sq. mt. @ Rs 600
Covered Area
Including office and working shed
@ 3,000 sq.mt.
(ii) Machinery and Equipments
Sl. Description
No.
Rate
(Rs.)
Qty.
(Nos.)
Price
(Rs.)
1. M.S.Vat, 1,500 Kg.
@15,000
1 15,000
Capacity
Capacity
Crucible
2. M.S.Vat, 750 Kg.
@10,000
1 10,000
3. Fermeter 500 It Cap.
@40,000
1 40,000
4. Sintered Glass
@5,000
5
5,000
@30,000
1 30,000
5. Disintegrator with
7.5 H.P. size 22”
with sieves of
different mesh sizes
5 H.P. and 2.5 H.P.
Motor
7. Tablet making
machine
6. Micro pulverizer with @10,000
1 10,000
@15,000
1 15,000
8. Bottle filling machine
@5,000
9. Bottle sealing
machine
@ 2,000
5,000
2,000
1
1
1
10. M.S Pastle and motor
@5,000
5,000
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Sl. Description
No.
Rate
(Rs.)
Qty.
(Nos.)
Price
(Rs.)
Sl. Description
No.
Nos. Salary
(Rs.)
Total
(Rs.)
11. S.S Mixing vessel
@ 20,000
1 20,000
3. Accountant-cum-typist
4,000
4,000
12. Distillation unit
@ 25,000
1 25,000
with motor 200
Litre capacity
500 Lt. Cap. Electrically
heated fitted with
pipeline made of
stainless steel AISI
316.12 kW
4. Clerk-cum-Typist
5. Skilled workers
6. Unskilled workers
7. Watchman
8. Sales representative
Perquisites @ 15%
1
1
5
5
1
1
Total
3,000
3,000
3,000 15,000
2,500 12,500
2500
4,000
25,00
4,000
8,250
63,250
13. Water treatment
@ 40,000
1 40,000
plant 100 liters cap
(ii) Raw Materials (per month)
14. Filtering unit fitted
@ 6,000
1
6,000
with paper and cloth
Particulars
15. Furnace
@ 5,000
2 10,000
16. Weighing scale
100 Kg. cap.
17. Weighing scale
10 Kg. Cap
@ 10,000
1 10,000
@ 5,000
1
5,000
18. Glass jars with
@100
20
2,000
stopper 25 liters. Cap
19. Glass jars with lid
@25
20
500
Raw materials, different Ind.
parts of plants drugs
from animal origin,
minerals, sugar, honey
etc. are available
indigenously and
consumables including
packing materials like
glass bottles etc.
20. Vessel covered 100
@1,000
5
5,000
(iii) Utilities
Ind. Qty. Rate
(Rs.)
Imp.
Value
(Rs.)
–
– 1,75,000
@25,000
1 25,000
1. Power
2. Fuel
3. Water
@15,000
1 15,000
Total
10,000
23. Bottle dryer
@10,000
1 10,000
24. Aluminium container
@ 200
25
5,000
3 kg. Cap
Litres
21. Air oven with 12
trays with 2.5 HP
motor
22. Bottle washing
machine
for storage of
powder etc.
25. Testing equipments
26. Misc. items
27. Electrification and
Installation @ 10%
28. Furniture and office
equipment
(iv) Other Contingent Expenses
1. Postage/Stationery
2. Travelling expenses and
transport charges
3. Repair/Maintenance.
4. Sales Expenses
5. Advertisement/Publicity
6.
Insurance
7. Consumable Stores
30,000
LS 20,000
38,550
30,000
25,000
4,79,050
29. Pre-operative expenses
Total
B. Working Capital (per month)
(i) Staff and Labour
Sl. Description
No.
1. Manager-Manufacturing 1
Nos. Salary
(Rs.)
8,000
Total
(Rs.)
8,000
Chemist
Total
23,250
(vi) Working Capital (per month)
(Rs.)
1. Staff and labour
2. Raw material
3. Utilities
4. Other contingent expenses
63,250
1,75,000
10,000
23,250
Total
2,71,500
2. Analytical Chemist
1
6,000
6,000
(vii) Working Capital (for 3 Months) Rs.8,14,500
(Rs.)
4,000
4,000
2,000
(Rs.)
1,500
10,000
2,000
2,500
5,000
750
1,500
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Total Capital Investment
(i) Fixed capital
Rs. 13,19,050
(i) Fixed cost
(6) Break-even Point
(ii) Working capital (for 3 months)
Rs. 8,14,500
Total
Rs. 21,33,550
Depreciation on machinery and
equipment @ 10%
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
(1) Cost of Production (per year)
(i) Total recurring expenditure
32,58,000
(ii) Depreciation on machinery and
equipment @ 10%
(Rs.)
38,550
Interest 14% p.a.
Staff and labour @ 40%
Miscellaneous @ 40%
(iii) Depreciation on furniture office 20%
6,000
(iv) Interest on total investment @ 14%
2,98,700
(ii) B.E.P.
(Rs.)
38,550
2,98,700
3,03,600
1,11,600
Total
7,58,450
Furniture and office equipment @ 20%
6,000
Total
or Say
36,01,250
36,00,200
(2) Total Sale (per annum)
(Rs.)
1. Ashokarishta
750 @4 12,00,000
3000
Bottles ml.
2. Lakhibilas
Ras (N)
200
Kgs.
10 @20 4,00,000
gm.
3. Bhaskarlavan 6000
Kgs.
100 @15 9,00,000
gm.
4. Sitopaladi
Churan
5. Chyavan
Prash
3000
Kgs.
3000
Kgs.
100 @20 6,00,000
gm.
100 @15 4,50,000
gm.
6. Mritasanjivani 3000
Kgs.
300 @20 2,00,000
gm.
7. Gandhkadi
Malham
150
Kgs.
10 @10 1,00,000
gm.
Total
38,50,000
(4) Rate of Return
=
=
Net profit per year × 100
Total investment
2,50,000×100
21,34000
= 15.5%
(5) Net Profit Ratio
=
Profit per year × 100
Turn over per year
= 2,50,000 ×100
38,50,000
= 84%
=
=
=
F.C.× 100
F.C. + Profit
7,58,450 × 100
7,58,450 + 3,300,000
7,58,450 × 100
1088450
= 69.68%
Addresses of Raw Material and Plant
Machinery Suppliers
1. M/s. Modern Mechanical Works
2. M/s. Associated Instrument
1501, Qsim Jon Street,
Delhi-110006.
Manufacturers Pvt. Ltd.
26, Asaf Ali Road,
New Delhi-110006.
W-28, Raja Garden,
New Delhi-110027.
4. M/s. Emkay (India) Trading Co.
286, Garhiaya, Jama Masjid,
New Delhi-110006.
5. M/s. Rank and Co.
A-95/3, Wazirpur Industrial Estate,
New Delhi-110052.
6. M/s. Juta Biotech
215, Syndicate House,
3, Old Rohtak Road, Inderlok,
Delhi-110035.
(3) Profit (per annum)
Rs. 38,50,000 – 36,00,000
Rs. 2,50,000
3. M/s. Amar Engineering works
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7. M/s. Inter national Machinery
Manufacturing Co.
3259, Farhat Ullah Street,
Kucha Pandit,
Lal Kuan,
Delhi-110006
8. M/s. Brintex Sales Corporation
Electrical Division,
55, Tagore Garden,
New Delhi-110027
Commercial Complex,
Azadpur, Delhi-110033.
11. M/s. Bio Products Pvt. Ltd.
221, Patparganj Industrial Area,
Delhi.
12. M/s. Engineers Syndicate
A-2, F.F. Ring Road,
Rajouri Garden,
New Delhi-110027.
13. M/s. Co-operative Drug Factory of
9. M/s. Harrisons Pharma Machinery
(P) Ltd.
4648/21, Shedumal Building,
Darya Ganj,
New Delhi-110002
Ranikhet
Ranikhet,
Uttranchal
Material Suppliers
10. M/s. Techmac Engineering Works
310, Usha Kiran Building,
Local Dealer in Herbs,
Medicinal Plants etc.