European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

ANALYTICAL STUDY OF KARANJA BEEJA POWDER

Dr. Dhaval K. Patel*, Dr. Anil Pandya, Dr. Satej Banne and Dr. Rekha Parmar

ABSTRACT

In adequate knowledge of drug identification by plant collector, Vaidyas or Pharmacies are often leads to wrong identity or inferior quality of drugs. Adulteration and substitution are rampant in Ayurvedic drug trade. To detect all such foreign material in drugs whether they are entire or in powdered form wide knowledge of plant histology and microscopic is very essential for establishing the correct identities. Accurate determination of drug identity, its sources and evolving standards is an important and essential part of investigation. Microscopic identity of drug material is indispensable for the identification of entire, broken or powdered material for assessing the quality of drug further needs other evaluated factors like phytochemical investigation, evaluation of active constituent, profiling and estimation of physical pharmacopeal standard.

Keywords: Karanja beeja powder, Analytical Study, Pongamia pinnata Linn. Linn.