Abstract

COMPARATIVE PHARMACEUTICO ANALYTICAL STUDY OF DRAKSHASAVA AND DRAKSHARISHTA

Deepali Watkar*, Mukund Dive and Raman Belge

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Abstract

Sandhan kalpana is one such pharmaceutical process where Asava and Arishta are mentioned. Asava Arishta is unique preparation of liquid dosage form in the field of Ayurveda because it is palatable, fast acting and has longer shelf life period. Dhataki pusha (flower of Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) khrz) is added as fermentative initiators in Asava and Arishta preparation as per classical method. But now a days for commercial purpose yeast is used instead of these to initiate fermentation due to its cost effectiveness and wide availability. Aim and Objective- To know the comparative Phyto chemical difference in between the Drakshasava and Draksharishta prepared from using both Dhataki pushpa and yeast as fermentative initiators. Materials and Methods - Three samples of each Drakshasava and Draksharishta were taken for the study. Comparative pharmaceutical and physical chemical study of six samples were conducted. Study – Study was carried out according to Siddhi lakshana of Drakshasava and Draksharishta Observations - Pharmaceutical and physio-chemical studies of all samples of Drakshasava and Draksharishta were conducted. On the basis of organoleptic study and analytical values of both the samples of Drakshasava and Draksharishta got placed according to the standards. TLC profile, graph of UV spectrophotometry of all the samples were done. Result and Discussion- All the samples of Drakshasava and Draksharishta analytically matched with the standard values. Conclusion- All the samples of Drakshasava and Draksharishta met with the pharmaceutical and analytical standards as mentioned in the Ayurvedic and modern parameters.

Keywords: Dhataki pushpa, Fermentative initiator, Sandhan Kalpana, Shelf life, UV spectrophotometry, Yeast.