| Author | Message | ||
     venkatarman (Venkynir) |
Can any body working on Tradional Medicines qulity check using NIR?. Any body interested in work on Collbartive project mode in INDIA , WE have strong base in NIRS? | ||
| venkatarman (Venkynir) |
can any body suggest that which pre-processin bettter in case of NIR? 1.Baselinecorrection +Smoothing +SNV 2.Baselinecorrection +smoothing +Rax maximum 3.Baselinecorrection +smoothing +MSC 4.Baselinecorrectio +smoothing +FTC 5.Basline correction+smoothing +OSC | ||
| venkatarman (Venkynir) |
I have a storng believe that NIR can be applicable for Indian -tradational medicen analysis in NDT form. I eagerly waiting for some international committe support me in project mode.Can any body come forward and help me ? | ||
| hlmark |
Venkatarman - it is not clear what sort of support you are looking for. Could you please be more specific. Also, could you please spell out the abbreviation NDT. Howard Mark \o/ /_\ | ||
| Su-Chin Lo (Suchin) |
NDT could be the abbreviation of Non Destructive Testing in India. However, it is also interested to know what kind of NIR application that could be used for traditional medicine in India. From my understanding, the use of NIR for qualitative analysis (e.g. identity of fake herbal or adulteration) of traditional medicine has been investigated at research institutes. Recent article from Anal. Chem. 74 (11), 2493 -2499, 2002 could be a good reference. "Fast Identification of Echinacea purpurea Dried Roots Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy" by Magali Laasonen, Tuulikki Harmia-Pulkkinen, Christine L. Simard, Erik Michiels, Markku Räsänen, and Heikki Vuorela. | ||
| Gabi Levin |
Hi Howard, I believe Venkatrman means Non Destructive Testing, a terminology borrowed from other testing disciplines common in the world of manufacturing metal products. About the support - the very fact that NIR is progressively gaining inroads into the FDA/pharmaceutical world lends it very strong support. However, knowing practically zero on traditional Indian medicines, it will be useful to have some more details, as to what to be measured, is there any testing and what type of testing is done today. The other aspect is will the industry be willing to go through the necesary investments. In any event, it is always important to help some one who is trying to promote the use of NIR. Can you lead him to recent documents by the FDA, US Pharmacopea etc. about the use of NIR? I don't have acces to my file where I am now. many thanks, Gabi Levin | ||
| hlmark |
Yes, of course! I knew I recognized that abbreviation, but I just couldn't think of the meaning. Venkatarman is correct, of course: NIR is indeed a premier method of non-destructive analysis. I've been asked previously if I know an any good tutorials. There used to be several on the web, on the web sites of various instrument manufacturers. When I looked recently, however, they all seemed to be gone. Also there are no books that are intended as tutorials for the novice. The Handbook of Near-Infrared Analysis, edited by Burns and Ciurczak (Marcel Dekker, 2001) is very good, and contains a lot of information, but it is intended more as a reference than a tutorial and may overwhelm a beginner. There are several short courses offered, including one that I am an instructor for, but those are expensive and are held in places that may be difficult to get to from India. Howard \o/ /_\ | ||
| venkatarman (Venkynir) |
NDT mean Nondestrive testing . I have seen application of NIR Pharmica medicine like striade and other constitutional measuements (pharamical application).But I want that should be applied in Tradational medcine (which is picking up in gloabl market it may either china or India or other country) . I want global NIR people help me and come forward to support in project mode . Other parameters measurement and idntification mark that will be known through interacting with tradational local experts only. I am sure NIR can make attempt on feasibile study. I am searching for joint partner R&D from global. I have carried out a project authentication of herbs. It has a good response that made me thought of why NIR cannot?. | ||
| o3snms |
DOES ANYOE KNOW WHAT A SCORED WHITE CAPLET MARKED M363 ON ONE SIDE CONTAINS? | ||
| hlmark |
I don't know offhand, but there is a book that contains color pictures of virtually all legal pharmaceutical products, along with descriptions, the generic and trade names and other information about them. I don't recall the name of the book, either (helpful, aren't I), but if you're in the US your physician or local pharmacist is likely to have a copy. Howard \o/ /_\ | ||
| Michael Herman (Herman) |
The tablet is 10 mg hydrocodone + 500 mg acetominophen. Googling Drug Identification M363 will get you more info. Should you need even more information, the poison control hotline can identify drugs rather quickly too. | ||
| David Russell (Russell) |
Howard was probably thinking of the PDR (Physician's Desk Reference) which is sort of the CRC Handbook for Pharmacists. But I see that the question has already been answered. |