Abstract

STANDARDIZATION OF SIDDHA HERBAL FORMULATION JEEVASHAKTHI DHRAVAGAM THROUGH FTIR AND ICP-OES TECHNIQUES

Rasakumar R.* and Mohamed Musthafa M.

Abstract

Siddha medicine is an ancient traditional system of medicine in south india. Herbals are mostly used in the siddha system for its high therapeutic and potential values. Dhravagam is a ancient method to prepare the distillation from the drug. In siddhar’s dhravagam is used for all the diseases especially in emergency and prophylactic measures. One of the herbal siddha formulation is Jeevashakthi Dhravagam which was indicated for the vatha diseases. The aim of the present study was to standardize the siddha herbal formulation JSD through FTIR and ICPOES analysis. FTIR analysis revealed the presence of Alcohols, Amines, Alkanes, Alkyl Halide, Nitro compounds and Aliphatic amines in the drug. ICPOES analysis showed that the drug has presence of Calcium, Iron, Potassium, Magnesium, Sodium and Phosphorus. Further, heavy metals such as Cadmium, Copper, Mercury, Nickel and Lead within the permissible limits.

Keywords: Jeevashakthi dhravagam, FTIR, ICPOES.