Abstract

DETERMINATION OF SILICON FROM MEDICINAL HERBAL PRODUCT BY ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETER (AAS), X-RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION (XRPD) AND FOURIER TRANFORM INFRARED SPECTROMETRY (FTIR)

Raju P. Suryawanshi* and Sudhir S. Kamat

Abstract

Standardization of Herbal medicines is the challenging work for the pharmaceutical companies. Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS), X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), are the simple and fast analytical methods. These are powerful tool for the pharmaceutical industry. The technique is used for the phytochemicals analysis of herbal medicines. The present work focused on the qualitative and quantitative analysis of herbal medicine using AAS, XRPD and FTIR methods. Herbal medicine is one of the most popular medicinal system in the world. Electrolytes, Trace elements, Toxic, Essential, Minerals, Alkaloids, Steroids and organic compounds, besides that enzymes, proteins and other Inorganic elements are naturally present in Ayurvedic medicines. Popularity of Herbal medicines is growing worldwide because of their minimal side effects. Herbal medicines required standardization, with implementation and constant review of technical standards of production and effective quality control methods. It is necessary to promote this study in the view of the importance of results of both individual and social field. Hence in present study Sarpagandha, Cardiol Vati and Medomine Vati are studied by AAS, XRPD and FTIR for the analysis of Silicon from Herbal medicines.

Keywords: Standardization, Herbal medicine, AAS, XRPD, FTIR, Silicon.