Overview of milling techniques for improving the
01/07/2015#0183;#32;Cutter mills, roller mills, pestle and mortars and runner mills may be employed for this purpose. In these milling operations, the dried crude drug may be cut by sharp blades (cutter mill), impacted by hammers or crushed/compressed by the application of pressure (roller mill, pestle and mortar). As a limited amount of energy is imparted, the milled particles remain relatively coarse