QUALITY & CERTIFICATION

Herbs, minerals and organic feedstock of stringent specifications are from quality vendors in the country and abroad. Organic herbs (grown without the use of fertilizer and pesticides) are collected at the appropriate time for maximum richness in active constituents. For maximizing efficacy of the medicines, stress is placed on using fresh herbs as far as logistically feasible. This involves heavy investment in infrastructure for procuring and processing herbs in bulk in season and storing the mother tinctures in sterile condition. no cost or effort is spared for ensuring this.

Extra Neutral Alcohol (ENA) has defined specification by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS is formerly known as ISI). The ENA procured by us is of highest purity. The ENA is transported and stored in high grade stainless steel containers and storage tanks to avoid any contamination or interaction with metal during transportation or storage. Thereafter, this high grade ENA is further filtered through 0.2 micron filters of millipore which are normally used by I.V. fluid manufacturers to eliminate all contamination and impurities if at all present.

DEMINERALIZED WATER

Demineralized water is used in the manufacturing process and for washing bottles, tubes, micropipettes, etc.

Containers and weights made of Stainless Steel are used for Hydraulic presses, which safeguards against corrosion.

BOTTLING

Bottles made of neutral glass, washed with demineralized water, and dried at 150° celsius for complete sterilization, are filled under dust-free laminar flow housing. This ensures complete purity of the contents.

Effective and efficient quality process have been established in the company so that the manufactured medicine which is released for sale is of standard quality. We ensure that Raw materials used in the manufacture of medicines are authentic, of prescribed quality and are free from contamination. We use a wide range of analytical methods / techniques for chemical / material analysis / testing / characterization. We use High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) which is the modern version of Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC ) wherein the principals are same but the practice is fully automated . SBL's Quality laboratories are well equipped with sophisticated instruments to maintain stringent internal quality control procedures. Analytical instruments includes CAMAG -HPTLC , Shimadzu - UV-Vis spectrophotometer , Olympus - Microscope, Brookfield - Viscometer , Polarimeter , pH meter, Conductivity meter , Water-bath, Moisture Analyzer , Refractometer to name few.

A unique feature is Microbiology section which is an essential section to carry out the microbial quality analysis of the Homoeopathic medicines . It accomplishes the sterility and microbial limit test (MLT) for Homoeopathic drugs as per rules under Drug & Cosmetic Act. Microbiology section is well equipped with all essential laboratory instruments and equipments like Laminar air flow (LAF ), Biological oxygen demand Incubator (BOD), Electronic balance, Rotary shaker, Autoclave, Hot air Oven, Colony counter, Refrigerator etc.