Abstract

PHARMACOGNOSTICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL EVALUATION OF HARIDRADI PRATISARANA - A HERBOMINERAL FORMULATION

Tumpa Brahma* Dr. D.B. Vaghela, Harisha C. R. and V. J. Shukla

Abstract

Tonsillitis is one of the most common disease of school going children as this age group is more prone to infection. About 30 million children develop Tonsillitis after frequent exposure to bacterial and viral infections. The incidence of this disease is about 7% of all visits to the pediatrician. Tundikeri is one of the Mukharoga which comes under Kanthagata or Talugata Roga according to different Acharayas. The symptoms of Tundikeri such as Shofa (inflammation), Toda (Pain), Daha (Sore Throat), Prapaka (Suppurative inflammation) are more similar to Tonsillitis. Haridradi Pratisarana is one of the Anubhuta Yoga (experimental formulation) which is used for Pratisarana in Tundikeri (Tonsillitis). The present work was carried out to standardize the finished product Haridradi Pratisarana in terms of its identity, quality and purity. Pharmacognostical and Physico-chemical observations revealed the specific characters of all active constituents used in the preparation. The Pharmaceutical analysis showed that the loss on drying value was 10.54%, pH Value 9, Acid insoluble Ash 1.47%. HPTLC study of Haridradi Pratisarana revealed 5 spots at 254 nm and 3 spots on 366 nm.

Keywords: Haridradi Pratisarana, Tundikeri, Pharmacognosy, Tonsillitis, Pharmaceutical analysis.