MANUFACTURING OF AYURVEDIC MEDICINE CUM MASSAGING UNIT

Introduction:

Ayurvedic Medicine

Ayurvedic system of medicine is as old as the Vedic age. Nowadays people give
preference to the Ayurvedic medicines as the allopathic medicines are costlier and have side
effects. Ayurvedic medicines are based on plants, animals extract and minerals both in single
ingredient drugs and compound formulations, however, Ayurveda does not rule out any
substances from being used as a potential source of medicine.
Ayurvedic compound formulations are mainly divided into two groups viz. (1) Kasthausadhi
(predominantly plant drugs) and (2). Rasausadhi (predominantly metals and minerals).
There are several categories of Kasthausadhi formulations such as Asavaristra, Avleha,
Grafa Churena, Taila etc. and of Rasausadhis such as Bhasma, Pisti, Lauha, Kapibadkva,
Rasayana etc.The Ayurvedic drugs are derived from vegetable sources from the various parts of
the plant like root, leaf, flower, fruit extrude or plant as a whole. There are about 21 varieties of
compound formulations in which some of the single drugs of animal origin (52 Nos). Mineral origin
(55 Nos.) and plant origin (351 Nos.) are used. There details of the single drugs and other
particulars can be had from the Ayurvedic formulary of India, published by Govt. of India, Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare.
Massaging Unit
Kerala being the most health conscious state in the country leads on forecastive medicine
and preventive therapies for physiological and genetic diseases such as cancer, diabetes and
mental disorders. It also attempts to normalize all dimensions of life to ensure free flow of life.
This uniqueness of massaging unit renders it to a status higher than that of a medical science
and prefer to state massaging is a way of life practiced in India over the past years.
Product uses:
A large number of diseases have Ayurvedic treatment much superior to the other system of
medicines and this has been recognized world over. Thus Ayurvedic medicines/drugs are
becoming popular day-by-day and demand for its usage is increasing not only in the country but
also worldwide. The inherent quality of Ayurvedic treatment of having negligible side/after effects,
has made great potential for its production.
Market Potential:
There is more recognition for nonallopathic system of medicines in the country now than the past
few decades. The concept of alternative system of treatment notably herbal and Ayurvedic
medicines therapy is gaining ground and attracting attention worldwide. There is more and more
scientific research being conducted in our country for treatment of various diseases by Ayurvedic
and herbal therapy.
Suggested Capacity:
The production and product-mix of different quantity per annum will be as follows:
Product

Quantity
Ayurvedic Medicine

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Ashokarishta
Laxmibilas Ras (N)
Bhaskar Lavan
Sitopaladi churna
Chyavan Prash
Mritasanjivani
Gandhkadi Malham
Massaging Unit
8 Massaging therapy

1500 bottles
100 KG
2000 KG
1500 KG
1500 KG
2000 KG
100 KG
5 beds

Basis:No. of working days

No. of Shifts
One shift
Infrastructure Requirement:

=
=
=

300 days per year

1 per day.
8 hours

The main Infrastructure facilities required are:

Required area:
Working Area:
Power requirement

2000 Sq.ft.
1000 Sq.ft.
5 kw.

Water (required in every working day)

4-5 KL

Raw Materials and its availability:

A large number of medicinal plants, herbs, shrubs etc. are available in the hilly/forest areas of
northeastern region. In order to boost the production of Ayurvedic/herbal drugs, Govt. of India has
also set up a Board namely Indian system of Medicine and Homeopathy to encourage production
of Ayurvedic medicines specially in the regions where basic raw materials are available in plenty.
Thus there is a great potential for Ayurvedic medicines not only in the region but for export
purpose also.
Raw materials, different parts of plants drugs from animal origin, minerals, sugar, honey etc. are
available indigenously and consumables including packing materials like glass bottle etc.
All kinds of Ayurvedic/herbal oil and other ingredients for massaging unit can be collected from
local agencies or can be extracted in the own unit.
Suggested Location:
Keeping in mind the market and well-developed road and air connectivity, the typical unit should
be located near by large urban areas or Towns preferably near main marketing centers in
northeastern states.Bakhim, Chunthaow, Lachung, Yumthang, Tashiding in Sikkim.
Manufacturing Process:
Ayurvedic medicines are available in the form of powder, tablets, pills, liquid and semi-solid which
are classified into the following different categories:
1. Aristha and Asava: Asavas and Aristhas are made by soaking the herbs either in powder
form or in the form of decoction (kasaya) in a solution of sugar or jugglery, as the case may be,
for a specific period of time, during which it undergoes a process of fermentation generation
alcohol and facilitates the extraction of the active ingredients contained in the herbs.
2.Rasa Rasayan: Ayurvedic medicines containing mineral drugs as main ingredients are called
Rasa rasayan or Ras-yoga. They are in pill form or in powder form/ forest, minerals such as
Anrala, Swarna, Rajata, Tamra etc. and sulphur impurified state are used to convert bhasma
form, called kajuali then other drugs are added in small quantities, mixed well and grounded to
form fine powder.
3.Lauha: Lauha kalpas are preparation of Loha Bhasma as main ingredient with other drugs. The
other active ingredients are made to fine powder and mixed with Loha Bhasma.
4. Vati or Gutika: Medicines prepared in the form of tablets or pills are known as vati or gutika,
these are made of one or more drugs of plant, animal or mineral origin.
5. Churna: Churna is a fine powder form of drugs. All these herbs and other active ingredients
are cleaned, dried and powdered together by mechanical means to the fineness of at least 80
meshes.
6. Avaleha Madak Paak: Avaleha or lehya is a semi-solid preparation of drugs. These are
prepared by the additon of jagger sugar or sugar dandy and boiled with prescribed drug juices
decoction, Honey, if required, is added when the preparation is cold and mixed well.
7. Ghrita: Ghrita are preparations in which ghee is boiled with prescribed Kasayas (Decoction)
and kalkas of drugs according to formulation as per Ayurvedic formulary.
8. Parpati: First Kajjali is prepared with purified Mercury and sulphur. Then other drugs as per
Ayurvedic Formulae are added and mixed well in grinder. The powder is then heated in iron
vessel and melted. This melted material is purified as per Ayurvedic method, cooled and again
flakes of medicines are powdered.
9. Taila: Tailas are prepared by boiling prescribed kasyas (decoction) and kalkas of drugs in oils
according to the formula prescribed in Ayurvedic formulary.

10. Goggulu: Ayurvedic medicines prepared by the exudates, and obtained from the plant
commiphara mukul, are known as Goggulu. There are five different varieties of Goggulu in
Ayurvedic Shastra but usually two varieties, mahiskasa and kanaka are preferred for medicinal
preparation.
Exudates in small pieces are taken in a piece of cloth and boiled in gomutara or Dugdha or
Triphala kasayua until the exudates pass into the fluid through the cloth to the maximum. The
fluid after filtering is boiled till it forms a mass. After drying, the mass is formed into a paste by
adding ghee till it becomes waxy.
Quality Control and Standards:
For standardization and quality control of Ayurvedic drugs, various steps can be followed like
physical description, physical tests, pharmacoginised techniques etc, to ascertain the species of
plant and study their pharmacoginostic character for the purpose of identification detection and
analyzing the crude drug.
Generally quality of Ayurvedic products is fully dependent on the quality of raw materials and
process of manufacture. The quality control process of some Ayurvedic formulations can be
contained from Pharmacopica Laboratory of India Medicine, near ALTC, Ghaziabad (U.P). The
products are to be manufactured as per Indian system of medicines of Ministry of Health.
PROJECT ECONOMICS
The total capital requirement estimated is Rs.27.70 lakhs as given below: A.
Fixed Capital
Land 2000 Sq. ft.

(Amount Rs. in lakhs)

Own/Lease

Civil Works
i.)
Working Area 600 Sq. Ft. @ 700/ Sq. ft.
ii.)
Massaging unit/Store 400 Sq. Ft.
@ 800/sq.ft.
iii.) Misc. civil works like cemented open
Space, internal drainage, Overhead
Reservoir,
Plant & equipments
Other misc. Fixed Assets
(Water arrangement/ Pump-set Water & Electrical
fittings/Other Equipments)
Preliminary & Pre-operative Expenses
Sub Total (A) Rs.
B.
Working Capital
(Norms)
Raw Materials/Consumables
1 months
Working Expenses
1 month
Finished Goods
15 days
Receivable
15days
Sub Total (B) Rs.
Note: Working Capital to be financed as:Margin Money:
Bank Finance:

Means of Finance
Promoters Equity(25%)
Term Loan(75%)
Production Expenses
Raw materials/consumables/ Packing Materials
Wages & Salaries
Utilities

4.20
3.20

1.00
13.00

1.00
0.80
23.20
(Amount Rs. in lakhs)
0.42
1.12
1.20
1.76
4.50

Rs. 2.15
Rs. 2.35
Rs. 4.50
(Rs. in Lakhs)
6.35
19.00
Rs. 25.35
(Rs. in Lakhs)
5.00
11.88
1.54

Repair & Maintenance

Administrative Overhead
Selling expenses 10% on sales
Depreciation
Interest

0.20
0.25
3.47
1.82
2.72
Rs.26.88

Profitability:
Based on the sales turnover and the operating expenses, the profit would be Rs. 7.82 lakhs per
year. This works out to a return on capital investment of 28%. The unit would break-even at
about 68% of the rated capacity.
Raw Materials/Consumables/Packing Materials
Raw-materials
Raw materials, different parts of plants,
drugs from animal origin, minerals,
sugar, honey and other indigenous and
consumables
including
packing
materials like glass bottle etc.
Machinery and Equipments
Sl.
No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

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12.
13.
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15.
16.
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18.
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Description

Annual Requirement
(Rs. in Lakhs)

5.00

Rate (Rs.)

AYURVEDIC MEDICINE
S.S.Vat, 750 Kg. Capacity
70,000
Fermenter 200 lit. Cap.
30,000
Sintered Glass Crucible
10,000
Disintegrator with 5 H.P. size 10"
80,000
with sieves of different mesh sizes
Micro pulverizer with 2 H.P.Motor
60,000
Tablet making M/C
50,000
Bottle filling machine
25,000
Bottle sealing m/c
15,000
S.S Pestle and motor
20,000
S.S Mixing vessel with motor 100
70,000
Litre capacity
Distillation unit 200 Lt. Cap.
Electrically heated fitted with
3,00,000
pipeline made of stainless steel
AISI 316.12 kW
Water treatment plant 50 liters cap
1,00,000
Filtering unit fitted with paper and
21,000
cloth
Furnace
350,000
Weighing scale 10 Kg. Cap
15,000
Glass jars with stopper 25 liters.
1,000
Cap
Glass jars with lid 3 kg. Cap
300
Vessel covered 100 Litres
8,000
Air oven with 6 trays with 2.5 HP
25,000
motor
Bottle washing m/c
45,000
Aluminium container for storage of
2,000
powder etc.
Testing equipments
MASSAGING UNIT
Therapy Beds
5,000
Heat treatment moisturizing unit
11,000

Qty.
(Nos.)

Price (Rs.)

1
1
3

70,000
30,000
30,000

80,000

1
1
1
1
1

60,000
50,000
25,000
15,000
20,000

70,000

3,00,000

1,00,000

21,000

1
1

35,000
15,000

10

10,000

20
2

6,000
16,000

25,000

45,000

15

30,000
2,00,000

5
2
Total Rs.

25,000
22,000
13,00,000

Utilities:

Power Requirement:
For Plant & Machinery
For General Lighting

20 H.P.
5 H.P.
Total 25 H.P.

Annual power consumption:

25 H.P. X 0.746 X 5 hrs.X 300 days.X Rs= 5.50
Annual Electric Bill Rs.=1,54,000
Sales Turnover:
Total Sale (per annum)

Rupees.

manufacturing of ayurvedic medicine

1. Ashokarishta

1500 bottles 750 ml.

@60

90,000

2.Lakhibilas Ras (N)

100 KG

10 gm.

@40

4,00,000

3. Bhaskarlavan

2000 KG

100 gm.

@60

12,00,000

4. Sitopaladi Churan

1500 KG

100 gm.

@50

7,50,000

5. Chyavan Prash

1500 KG

500 gm.

@70

2,10,000

6. Mritasanjivani

2000 KG

500 gm.

@80

3,20,000

7. Gandhkadi Malham

100 KG

20 gm.

@40

2,00,000

Sub-total Rs.

31,70,000

Massage therapy

1500 patients annually

@ Rs.200 per patient as service

charge, cost of oil & other
ingredients would be borne by
patients.
Sub-total Rs.

3,00,000

34,70,000

Break Even Analysis

A.
Variable Cost:
Raw Materials/Consumables
Utilities
Selling Expenses
B.

(Rs. in Lakhs)
5.00
1.54
3.47
Rs 10.01
(Rs. in Lakhs)
11.88
0.20
0.25
1.82
2.72
Rs.
16.87

Semi-Variable Cost:
Wages & Salaries
Repair & Maintenance
Administrative Overhead
Depreciation
Interest

C. Sales Turnover
D. Contribution:
E. Break Even Point B/D X 100%
Manpower:
Sl.No.
Category

1.
2.
3.
4.

Rs.
Rs.
68%

Manager-Manufacturing
Chemist
Analytical Chemist
Accountant-cum-typist
Clerk-cum-Typist

34.70 Lakhs
24.69 Lakhs

No. of
Person

Salary Per
Person Per
Month(Rs)

Monthly
Salary Bill
(Rs.)

12,000

12,000

1
1
1

10,000
5,000
5,000

10,000
5,000
5,000

5.
6.
7.

Skilled workers
Unskilled workers
Sales representative

4
6
2

6,000
24,000
3,000
18,000
8,000
16,000
Total Rs.
90,000
Salary Bill Rs 10.80 Lakhs + Benefits @ 10% annually i.e. Rs 1.08
Total Annual Salary Bill: Rs.11.88
Highlights:
The major highlights of the project are as follows:
Total Capital requirement
Rs.
27.70 lakhs
Promoters contribution
Rs.
6.35 lakhs
Annual Sales realization
Rs.
34.70 lakhs
Annual Operating Expenses
Rs.
26.88 lakhs
Annual Profit
Rs.
7.82 lakhs
Return on sales
23 %
Break-even point
68 %
No. of person employed
16
Addresses of Raw Material and Plant Machinery Suppliers
1. M/s. Modern Mechanical Works
2. M/s. Associated Instrument 1501, Qsim Jon
Street,
Manufacturers Pvt.
1501, Qsim Jon Street,
26, Asaf Ali Road,
Delhi-110006.
New Delhi-110006.
3. M/s. Amar Engineering works
4. M/s. Emkay (India) Trading Co.
W-28, Raja Garden,
286, Garhiaya, Jama Masjid,
New Delhi-110027.
New Delhi-110006.
5. M/s. Rank and Co.
6. M/s. Juta Biotech
A-95/3, Wazirpur Industrial Estate,
215, Syndicate House,
New Delhi-110052.
3, Old Rohtak Road, Inderlok,Delhi-110035.7.
M/s. International Machinery
8. M/s. Brintex Sales Corporation
Manufacturing Co 3259,
Electrical Division,
Farhat Ullah Street, Kucha Pandit,
55, Tagore Garden
Lal Kuan,
New Delhi-110027
Delhi-110006
9. M/s. Harrisons Pharma Machinery (P)
10. M/s. Techmac Engineering Works
4648/21, Shedumal Building,
310, Usha Kiran Building
Darya Ganj,
Commercial Complex
New Delhi-110002
Azadpur, Delhi-110033.
11. M/s. Bio Products Pvt. Ltd.
12. M/s. Engineers Syndicate
221, Patparganj Industrial Area,
A-2, F.F. Ring Road,
Delhi.
Rajouri Garden, New Delhi-10027.
Material Suppliers
Local Dealer in Herbs, Meicinal Plants etc.

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