Abstract

ANALYTICAL STANDARDIZATION OF BALADI MANDURA

*Dr. Salini V.S., Dr. Aswathy Nair, Dr. R.R. Geethesh P., Dr. Ravindra Angadi, Dr. Ashok Kumar B.N. and Dr. Sushmitha V.S.

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Abstract

Due to commercialization the manufacturers of Ayurveda medicine industry is facing various problems such as availability of good quality raw material, the authentification of raw drugs and its standardization method. Hence Standardization is an essential entity to establish the quality, efficacy and authenticity of any drug or finished products. In the pharmacopoeias various standardization methods for raw herbal drugs, formulations of herbal drugs as well as herbo mineral formulations are given in detail. Baladi Mandura is one among the herbo mineral preparation prepared in the form of granules. According to the pharmacopoeias the granular dosage forms has to be undergo certain analytical quality control measures in order to authenticate it. To prove the therapeutic actions of various drugs with its safety profile, certain amount of expertise and new information is needed. Hence the drug Baladi Mandura was standardized here by analyzing the organoleptic characteristics, Physico-chemical evaluation and HPTLC analysis.

Keywords: Moisture content, Ash value, Extractive values, pH.