Pharmacognostical and Pharmaceutical Evaluation of Poly Herbal Formulation: Agastyaharitaki Avaleha
Journal Title: UNKNOWN - Year 2019, Vol 8, Issue 3
Abstract
In the era of increasing demand for indigenous medicines, maintaining quality standards is the need of the hour. Agastyaharitaki Avaleha is a poly herbal formulation used for the management of various diseases like kasa, Shwasa, and urdvaroga etc. It containing Haritaki (Terminalia chebula Retz.), 20 kwatha dravya, Pippali, Guda, Tila taila, Go-ghrita, Madhu. The nomenclature of Agastyaharitaki Avaleha is based on its one main ingredient is Haritaki. It has told by Mahrishai Agastya. Therefore the first time this is explained as Agastyaharitaki Rasayana in Charaka samhita and Ashtangahridayama. Hence, the present study was undertaken to standardize the compound Ayurvedic formulation through Pharmacognostical and pharmaceutical evaluation. The sample was subjected for various phytochemical parameters like water soluble extractive (66.4%w/w), alcohol soluble extractive (8.31 % w/w), ash value (30 % w/w), loss on drying (31.16 % w/w), pH (6.4), Total sugar (21.1%) and Reducing sugar (18.2%). The HPTLC, solvent system was showed the presence of 7 spots at 254 nm and 3 spots at 366 nm. Thus, the physiochemical and microscopic characters achieved may provide guidelines for standardization of Agastyaharitaki Avaleha formulation.
Authors and Affiliations
Vasundhra Jaluthriya, P Bedarkar, BJ Patgiri, Harisha CR
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