Vol. 7 (08) pp. 319-323 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/9506

PHYSICAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF AN AYURVEDIC POLYHERBAL FORMULATION.

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  • MD Scholar,Department of Dravyagunavijnana,Govt.AyurvedaCollege,Thiruvananthapuram.
  • Associate Professor, Department of Dravyagunavijnana,Govt.AyurvedaCollege,Thiruvananthapuram.
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Abstract

Amruthotharamkwatha(AK) is an Ayurvedicpolyherbal formulation indicated in thetreatment of fevermentioned in traditional Ayurvedic textbooks such as ChikitsaManjari&Sahasrayogam.It comprises of 3 drugs viz;Tinosporacordifolia(Willd) Miers,TerminaliachebulaRetz. andZingiberofficinaleRosc. in the ratio 6:4:2.Since physical and phytochemical analysis of this formulation has not been reported till date, in the present study, an attempt has been made to analyze the preliminary physical and phytochemical parameters of this formulation. The parameters assessed were specific gravity, pH, total solids, total ash, acid insoluble ash, qualitative analysis of alkaloids, steroids, phenols, flavanoids, tannins and saponins.TLC and HPTLC analysis were done using the solvent system Toluene:Ethylacetate:Methanol:Formic acid in the ratio 25:15:2:2.

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Anjali.P. and Deepa M.S. (2019); PHYSICAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF AN AYURVEDIC POLYHERBAL FORMULATION., International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 7 (08), 319-323, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/9506

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MD Scholar,Dept.of Dravyagunavijnana,Govt.Ayurveda College,Trivandrum

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