PHARMACEUTICAL STUDY OF GUNJA TAILA AND PATHYADI KWATHA- A POLY HERBAL FORMULATIONS
Dr. Swati Singh*, Dr. Vijayant Bhardwaj, Dr. Satish Sharma, Dr. Seema Rani and Dr. Manoj Arya
ABSTRACT
Acharya Sushruta has mentioned 11 types of Shiro-roga in Uttar Tantra. He has mentioned severe piercing and tearing pain in one half of the head associated with giddiness. These features appear every fortnightly or ten days or any time. Acharya Charaka has described the prominently involved sites as Manya (neck), Bhru (eyebrow), Shankha (Temporal region), Karna (ear), Akshi (eye) and Lalata (fore head). In addition, Vagbhatta mention one extra site i.e. Ghata (occipital region). Commentator Indu suggest Krikatika means occipital region and commentator Arundatta suggest Shankhasya Upari Bhaga i.e. parietal region for it. This can be correlated with Migraine. Physicochemical analysis of Gunja Taila shows loss on drying 0.32%, total solid content is 99.59%, refractive index is 1.4703, Sp gravity is 0.919.
Physicochemical analysis of Pathyadi kwatha shows loss on drying is 51.49%, total solid content is 48.51%, refractive index is 1.424, sp gravity is 1.252. So the present study was carried out to standardize the finished product Gunja Taila and Pathyadi kwath to confirm its identity, purity and quality.
Keywords: Ardhavabhedaka, Gunja taila, Pathyadi kwath.
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