Standard for Good Field Collection Practices - NMPB
Standard for Good Field Collection Practices - NMPB
Standard for Good Field Collection Practices - NMPB
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Paras Control criteria Level of<br />
compliance<br />
harvest and the post-harvest<br />
management of medicinal plant<br />
produce carried out in accordance<br />
with ethical codes and norms of local<br />
community and the region in which<br />
the activities take place and Due<br />
respect given to these values?<br />
4<br />
POST HARVEST MANAGEMENT<br />
4.1<br />
Cleaning<br />
4.1.1<br />
Are timely and right processing of<br />
Major<br />
medicinal plant produce after it has<br />
been harvested takes place to<br />
preserve the quality and enhanced<br />
shelf life of the produce?<br />
4.2<br />
Sorting<br />
4.2.1<br />
Are unrelated material stuck with<br />
Major<br />
the produce removed?<br />
4.2.2 Are the harvested produce which is Major<br />
morphologically thick, fleshy or of<br />
bigger size, cut or sliced into small/<br />
thin pieces to ensure proper drying of<br />
the produce?<br />
4.3<br />
Drying<br />
4.3.1<br />
Are the medicinal plant produce<br />
Major<br />
properly dried be<strong>for</strong>e packing <strong>for</strong><br />
shipping or storage?<br />
4.3.2 Where the delicate plant parts and Major<br />
aromatic parts constitute the produce,<br />
are they dried only under shade?<br />
4.3.3 In case of open sun or air-drying, is Minor<br />
the medicinal plant produce spread<br />
out in a thin layer?<br />
4.3.4 During drying cycles (sun drying or Minor<br />
shade drying), are care taken to move<br />
the materials into covered/ partially<br />
covered spaces during evening<br />
hours?<br />
4.3.5 When artificial means of drying like<br />
oven or hot air used, is the procedure<br />
standardized?<br />
Major<br />
Compliance<br />
Yes<br />
No<br />
Remarks<br />
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