Abstract: Quality of drugs is the primary and basic needs of today’s pharmacies to ensure the safety and efficacy of drugs when it comes to herbal origin. Though the ayurveda has explained numerous formulations to counteract the disease by adopting the assessment criteria are set in those days, there is a need of a hour to validate them based on modern tool for their safety. To assess the quality of drugs, standardization of herbal formulation is essential. This article reports on physicochemical analysis of Sindhuvaradi Agada, a polyherbal Ayurvedic medicine indicated in cobra envenomation and used by traditional Keralian Visha Vaidyas. Sindhuvaradi Agada was prepared as per classics. In-house preparation has been assessedon the basis of organoleptic characters, physical characteristics, Physico-chemical properties and Thin layer chromatography (TLC) methods. The set parameters can be used as reference for standardisation of this formulation.
Keywords: Sindhuvaradi Agada, Thin layer chromatography, Quality standards, Agada Tantra.
Title: Physicochemical Evaluation of Sindhuvaradi Agada - A Polyherbal Ayurvedic Formulation
Author: Dr. Shrutika S. Karoshi, Dr. Arun M. Havinal, Dr. M. B. Gundakalle
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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