PHARMACOGNOSTICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS OF JATAMANSYADI TABLET
Shreyas R Adhvaryu*, Alankruta R Dave, Mandip Goyal, Harisha C R and V J Shukla
ABSTRACT
Essential Hypertension (EHT) is one of those disastrous diseases
which are psychosomatic, hereditary and occurring as a result of aging.
Jatamansyadi Tablet is a compound herbal formulation which contains
Jatamansi, Gokshura, Arjuna, Aswagandha and Brahmi in equal
proportion. The present work was carried out to standardize
Jatamansyadi Tablet to conform its identity, quality and purity. For
these purpose Pharmacognostical evaluation based on organoleptic and
microscopic characteristics and Pharmaceutical analysis of
Jatamansyadi Tablet was carried out. The presence of Oil globules, Scleriform vessels,
Rosette crystal, Tannin content, Simple Starch Grain, Border Pitted Vessels, Prismatic
crystal, Annular vessels etc. were the characteristic features observed in the microscopy of
drugs. Physico-chemical analysis shows water soluble extract 31.1% w/w, methanol soluble
extract 31.3% w/w, total ash content 32.7% w/w and pH 4.5. Tablet Hardness 4.1 kg/cm2 and
Tablet uniformity was 541 mg. High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) at
254nm and 366nm resulted into 14 & 11 spots respectively.
Keywords: HPTLC, Hypertension, Jatamansyadi Tablet, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacognosy.
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