PHYSICO CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF A HERBO MINERAL SIDDHA DRUG - PITHA PAANDU MAATHIRAI

Introduction: Siddha system of medicine is the science that deals with mind and body. Siddhars classified 4,448 types of disease. Within that veluppunoi (or) paandunoi is one of the diseases commonly affecting women and children.Pitha Paandu, a nutritional deficiency disease described by Yugi munivar in his Yugi Vaidhya Chinthamani 800 was classified under six types of paandu. The symptoms are correlated withIron deficiency Anaemia and the Herbo mineral formation PITHA Paandu Maathirai was administered as per the literature.The drug standardizationis essential to prove the efficacy of siddha drug.

Aim: To Estimate the physic chemical analysis for Pitha Paandu Maathirai. Materials and Methods: The formulation was prepared as per the siddha literature. The physic chemical analysis such as Loss on Drying, Total Ash, Water Soluble Ash, Acid Insoluble Ash,Water Soluble Extractive, Alcohol Soluble Extractive and pH were carried out.