Table 1.

Material for specific packaging and storage of raw herbs

Serial number	Part of plant and category	Packing material
1.	Woody in nature like stem, bark, etc.	Gunny bags and woven sacks
2.	Fleshy in nature like fruit, rhizomes, etc.	High gauge high‐density high molecular (HDHM) bags, woven sac with Low density (LD) liner, wooden box
3.	Soft in nature like creepers, leaves, etc.	High gauge HDHM bags, woven sac with LD liner, high gauge polyethylene bags
4.	Flowers, anthers, stigma, petals, seeds, etc.	Corrugated box with polypropylene, woven sack, high‐density poly ethylene (HDPE) container, fibers boards drums
5.	Herbal extracts and compounds	Air tight HDPE containers, corrugated box with polyethylene, woven sack and fiber boards drum with polyethylene bags
6.	Volatile content	Air tight HDPE containers, Air tight carboys, card board box with polyethylene liners