Comparative Analytical Study of Lakshadi Guggulu
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Year 2018, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
Lakshadi guggulu is one of the solid dosage forms in Ayurvedic formulation. It is indicated in bone related diseases and fracture healing, low bone density, fracture, pain in joints. Further the manufacturers will add disintegrating agents during the preparation to lessen the disintegrating time. In the present work an attempt was made to prepare lakshadi guggulu as per references available in authoritative books of Ayurveda. The prepared lakshadi guggulu was tested for common parameters of tablets and was compared with the same parameters of market samples of lakshadi guggulu. The results are as follows: Parameter Sample prepared in lab Market sample 1 Market sample 2 Disintegration time (DT) 90 min 60 min 120 mins Friability 0% 0% 0.1% Hardness 4 3 6 It was concluded from the study that lakshadi guggulu prepared in the lab and was having more disintegration time and hardness than the samples available in market.
Authors and Affiliations
H. Namana, Ganti Basavaraj Y, K. V. Janaki
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