The Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Company Limited (APCO) was established in 1905 in Lahore (Pakistan) with an objective to promote Ayurved Science and Ayurved System of Medicine. Ayurveda means "science of life" and APCO was set up to offer affordable and effective cure for ordinary people across India. The founder late Shri Vaidraj Sardari Lal Ji with his foresight and hard work took up the task of dispensing Ayurvedic medicines and reaching out to wide