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Chemistry Division undertakes physico-chemical studies on drugs of Ayurveda, Siddha & Unani systems to assess the purity of raw drugs/ compound formulations, which includes water-soluble extractive, total ash value, acid-insoluble ash value, thin layer chromatography and determination of heavy metals like Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead and Mercury. Modern analytical instruments are available in this division are Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS), High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography(HPTLC), Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GCMS), Fourier Transform Infra Red Spectrophotometer (FTIR), Ultra Violet Spectrophotometer(UV), Particle Size Analyser (PSA) etc.