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PHARMACOGNOSTICAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL STANDARDIZATION OF USHIRADYA TAILA-AN AYURVEDIC POLYHERBAL FORMULATION

Bhagirath Sankaliya*, Dr. T. S. Dudhamal, Harisha C. R. and Shukla V. J.

Abstract

Ayurveda has the potential with dealing natural and holistic approach of treatment and may be proven more effective as the conservative management proposed for Mootraghata (BPH). Because, the Vata Dosha is the main culprit to produce the Mootraghata hence the line of treatment is instituted in this study as Vata-Shamaka, Vatanulomaka, Shothahara, Lekhana as well as Mootrala to achieve the ultimate goal of treatment in the form of relief in the feature of Mootraghata with maximum acceptibility. The present work was carried out to standardize the finished product Ushiradya Taila to confirm its identity, quality and purity. There has been an increase in demand for the Phytopharmaceutical products of Ayurveda so a new pharmaceutical preparation in the form of was tried to standardize which is economical in terms of time and machinery usage. Pharmacognostical and phyto-chemical observations revealed the specific characters of all active constitue used in the preparation. The presence of oil globules, starch with prismatic crystals, cork cells, spiral vessels, trichome, prismatic crystal were the characteristic features observed in the microscopy of drug combination. And physic chemical analysis are Refractive index of Ushiradya Taila was found 1.4840., specific gravity 0.9189, iodine value 73.329, saponification value 112.0812 and acid value is 4.56.

Keywords: Mootraghata (BPH), Pharmacognosy, Phyto-chemistry, Ushiradya Taila.