Extraction

Unit operation
Processes of extraction
No agitation required
,INFUSION DECOCTION and DIGESTION
• INFUSION
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Maceration
• This is an extraction procedure in which coarsely powdered drug
material, either leaves or stem bark or root bark, is placed inside
a container; the menstruum is poured on top until completely
covered the drug material.
• A tincture is typically an extract of plant or animal material
dissolved in ethanol.

• Organized drugs are direct parts of plants and consist of

cellular tissues.
• Unorganized drugs, even though prepared from plants are not
the direct parts of plants and are prepared by some intermediary
physical processes, such as incision, drying or extraction with
water and do not contain cellular tissue.
Percolation
Soxhlation process
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