Abstract

PHARMACOGNOSTICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL EVALUATION OF YAVADILEPA

Soniya Parmar*, Darshna H. Pandya, Harisha C. R. and V. J. Shukla

Abstract

Teen years are the most challenging and exciting years of one‟s life, where social acceptance and peer pressure play a major part in the teens self-image. Our face is said to be the mirror of general health, it is important to pay attention to this part of the body. Acharya Sushruta was the first person, who described Yauvan Pidika, under the heading of ‘Khudrarogas. The present study deals with the standardization of Yavadilepa through the pharmacognostical and pharmaceutical standards. The presence of epidermal cells of Yava; stone cell, cork cell, rhomboid crystal of Lodhra and crystal fiber, stone cell, rhomboid crystal, dark brown tannin contain, crystal fibre of Yashtimadhu were observed in the microscopy of drug combination. Pharmaceutical analysis showed that Loss on drying 10.83% w/w, Ash value 5.9% w/w, Water solube extract 13.2%, Alcohole solube extract 7.84%, pH 6.5. Analytical study showed 7 spots at 254 nm and 7 spots at 366 nm. Conclusion: Pharmacognostical study revealed genuinity of raw drugs. Physicochemical and HPTLC studies inferred that the formulation meets the minimum quality standards. The inference from this study may be used as reference standard in the further quality control researches.

Keywords: HPTLC, Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutics, Lodhra, Yashtimadhu, Yava.