Abstract

AN ANALYTICAL EVALUATION OF JAYAPALA BEEJA [CROTON TIGLIUM LINN.] W.S.R. TO ITS SHODHANA IN DIFFERENT MEDIA

Dr. Yuvraj Kaushik*, Dr. Geethanjali R. Vernekar and Dr. Avinash K. V.

Abstract

According to Acharya Charaka even an acute poison can become an excellent drug if it is properly administered, and similarly even a drug, if not properly administered, becomes an acute poison. To retain the therapeutic properties the toxic and harmful part of the drugs can be removed by employing various purification processes (Shodhana). Jayapala (Croton tiglium linn.) grows all over India. The seeds and the oil extracted from the seeds are poisonous. The active principle is crotin, croton oil and crotonoside. These are similar to poisoning by ricin. Hence the purification process is needed. The main objective is analytical study of Jayapalabeeja before and after Shodhana by cow milk and juice of cow dung. Total three samples is taken for this study. After the shodhana procedure and analytical studies the different data shows that Jayapalabeeja Shodhna by juice of cow dung sample got significant less toxic result when compared with other two i.e Ashodhita sample and Shodhita by cow milk sample.

Keywords: Poison, Jayapalabeeja, Shodhana, Analytical study, Cow milk, Juice of cow dung.