Standardization and Validation

Plants are multicellular living beings that manufacture their own organic matter through photosynthesis, which is why they are said to be autotrophic beings, that is, they do not need to eat other living things to obtain food, since they are capable of manufacturing them same. through photosynthesis Each plant is a chemical factory that has many metabolites. Medicinal plants have been used for thousands of years to flavor and preserve food, as a treatment against different microorganisms that cause many health disorders, such as bacteria, fungi, parasites and yeasts, and as disease prevention. Currently in India, more than 70% of the population uses herbal medicines for their health. There is ample evidence based on the experience of many of these medications; it is for this reason that proper authentication and standardization are needed, as previous steps to consider the source materials for herbal formulation in any medicine system, WHO continuously emphasizes ensuring quality control of medicinal plant products using modern techniques and the application of appropriate standards. The objective of this research is to review the current status of medicinal plants at large in India and role of standardization and validation of Indian medicinal plants. The overview depicts the outlay about the essence and necessarily of standardization using different markers to identify the correct characterization of Indian Medicinal Plants. These markers can so simple and specific to a plant so that the plant can possess correct and perfect identification in terms of validation.