Gupta Reena, Gupta Mahesh Kumar, Bhandari Anil, Gupta Jitendra
Standardization of Ayurvedic herbal formulation is essential in order to assess the quality, therapeutics efficacy and safety. Ayurvedic herbomineral formulation consists of Myristica fragrans (fruit), Myristica fragrans (flowering top), Datura metel (seed), Pueraria tuberosa (root), Asparagus racemosus (root), Grewia hirsuta (Bark), Barringtonia acutangula (seed), Tribulus terrestirs (Fruit), Abutilon indicum (root) Mercury, Sulphur, Abharak Bhasma and Camphor, and specifically used to treat cold and cough. This study was aimed at standardization of Ayurvedic herbal formulation with respect to study of powder Morphology, Microscopy, Total ash, Acid insoluble ash, Water soluble and Alcohol soluble extractive value, Bulk density, Tapped density, Carr’s index, Hausner ratio, Phytochemical test, and Thin layer chromatography (TLC) parameters. These result of parameters obtained may be serve as diagnostic tools for assistance to the regulatory authorities, scientific organizations and manufacturers for authentication and developing standard herbomineral formulation of great efficacy .
