Pills are generally prepared by grinding powdered dry herbs / animal products / Bhasma of metals and minerals with appropriate liquids or by reducing a decoction of herbs to a thick consistency and then adding some powdered drugs. When the material attained consistency for rolling pills, the mass is put into the extruder and then to the cutter for specified size and shape. Dried in shade. This pharmaceutical form is intended to be swallowed whole, by chewing or by dissolving in prescribed vehicles like honey, milk, etc. The aqueous soluble fractions of the ingredients, can be incorporated in a pill by macerating into variable degrees with the powdered drugs. Size reduction by repeated grinding/reducing to a decoction will enhance the absorption of medicines by the human body. Presence of vehicles will support the same.

Products for external and ophthalmic use are also incorporated in this form.
Certain pills like Vilwadi Gulika,Swasanandam Gulika etc.are converted compressed tablets

Basic Components.
Aqueous Medium: Water/Expressed Juice/Decoction/Goat uime/Cow urime
Solid Medium: Powdered Herbs/Animal products/ Metals and Minerals
Addition of Gulgulu, sugar, honey, ghee, thailam are based upon various formulations.

Quality Control Criteria: Loss on drying at 110o C, Volatile content, Ash value, Acid insoluble ash, volatile matter
Organoleptic features: Should not loose original Colour, smell, taste and shape.