Abstract

FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF TRIPHALA CHURNA

Manoranjan Sahu* and Debashis Tripathy

Abstract

The study was designed to formulate and pharmaceutically evaluate a herbal powdered drug Triphala Churna in to Triphala Tablet by incorporation of Senna Leaf Powder. The raw materials were procured, authenticated and standardized to determine their ash value, extractive value, moisture content and its chromatographic studies. The inhouse tablet was formulated and the evaluation parameters were studied for its weight variation, hardness testing, disintegration time test, friability test. Triphala Churna is used as a daily tonic to improve the digestion with a mild laxative propoties. We have incorporated Senna Leaf powder to the powdered drug and formulated in to a tablet dosage form to improve its therapeutic activity with respect to its laxative effect and the tablet form of Triphala is considered as one of the most preferred way of consuming it.

Keywords: Triphala Churna, Triphala Tablet, Ash value, Extractive Values, Chromatography, Hardness Testing, Disintegration time test, Friability test.