A recent amendment of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act has made some of its provisions applicable to the Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs which are defined to include medicines for internal or external use in human beings for diagnosis, prevention, mitigation or treatment of diseases and which are mentioned in and are manufactured exclusively in accordance with the formulae described in literature listed in Schedule 1 to the Act.
Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 and Rules 1945 (Provisions related to Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani Drugs):
In the Drugs and Cosmetics Amendment Act 1982 definitions of misbranded, adulterated and spurious Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs have been included which are exactly parallel to the definitions of corresponding allopathic drugs.
1.Misbranded Drugs: An Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani drug shall be deemed to be misbranded