Abstract

PHARMACOGNOSTICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL EVALUATION OF SHATAVARYADI CHOORNA – A FORMULATED COMPOUND

Anu M. S.*, L. P. Dei, Harish C. R. and V. J. Shukla

Abstract

Nutritional demands are very high in pregnancy and so foodsupplementation in terms of micronutrients is absolutely necessary forthe proper growth and development of the foetus. In India, MaternalMortality Rate and Infant Mortality Rate are very high; and are mostlyassociated with the deprivation of the nutrition. Shatavaryadi Choorna(Anubhoot Yoga) is a formulated combination comprises of equalquantities of powders of Indigenous drugs such as Shatavari, Amalaki,Guduchi, Bala, Draksha and Arjuna. These drugs possess Rasayana,Balya, Brimhana, Medhya, Vayastahapana and Prajasthapanaproperty. Hence this formulation is assumed to be beneficial for thephysical as well as psychological growth and development of foetusand for the continuation of pregnancy. Till date there is no publishedresearch work available on this formulation. So the present work was carried out tostandardize the Shatavaryadi Choorna in terms of its identity, quality and purity.Pharmacognostical and physico-chemical observations revealed the specific characters of allactive constituents of the drugs used. The pharmaceutical analysis showed the values; Losson drying 8.19%w/w, Water soluble extracts 24.6%w/w, pH 6.5 etc. HPTLC study revealed 9peaks at 254 nm and 5 peaks at 366 nm wave lengths. This shows the presence of certain definite constituents in the formulation and is helpful for the easy separation of these constituents.

Keywords: HPTLC, Pharmaceutical analysis, Pharmacognosy, Pregnancy, Shatavaryadi Choorna.