European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

PRELIMINARY PHARMACOGNISTIC EVALUATION OF SIDDHA HERBAL FORMULATION DEVA CHOORANAM

Thangadurai K.*, Rengasundari R., Jeeva Gladys R., Sangeetha and Banumathi V.

ABSTRACT

The Siddha system of medicine is considered to be an ancient traditional system of medicine with meticulous documentation and practiced by a large population of South India. Since recent times, herbal medicines have been focused as global interest due to its long term safety and efficacy. Therefore the need to standardize these medicinal formulations and ensure the quality and safety through the application of modern techniques has become an arena of paramount importance. Deva Chooranam is a formulated combination of herbs which can be used for the treatment of Acquired immune deficiency syndrome and its complications. This study was done as a preliminary physico chemical analysis and was subjected to analysis such as total ash, loss on drying, total sugar, reducing sugar,fat content, microbial load per the Pharmacopeial laboratory standards of Indian medicine. The results revealed that the formulated drug was free of microbial contamination and Aflatoxins and Pesticide Residues.

Keywords: Herbal formulation, Acquired immune deficiency syndrome, HIV, Physico chemical Analysis, Siddha.