BOTANICAL AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL STANDARDIZATION OF COMPOUND FORMULATION – “ITRIFAL SHAHATRA”
Sonali Sajwan*, S. A. Ansari, A. S. Khan and R. P. Meena
ABSTRACT
The unani system of medicine prescribes large number of classical herbal formulations to cure the different types of diseases. Itrifal shahatra a unani herbal formulation is prepared in combination of herbal ingredient like Shahatra (Fumaria parviflora Lam.), Post-e-Halela Zard (Terminalia chebula Retz.), Post-e-Halela kabli (Terminalia chebula Retz.), Post-e-balela (Terminalia bellerica Roxb.), Sana (Cassia angustifolia Vahl.), Gul-e-Surkh (Rosa damascena Mill.), Maweez Munaqqa (Vitis vinifera Linn.).The unani physician prescribes the drug Itrifal shahatra to cure the ailments of Aatishak (Syphilis), Dawar (Virtigo), Fasad-ud-dam (Putrefaction of blood), Kharish (Scratching of skin), Suda (Headache). There is a lack of standardization and proper documentation of unani drugs. To evaluate the pharmacopoeial standards of drug, various parameters like powder microscopy, physico-chemical parameters like ash value, extractive value, pH value and HPTLC are performed. The evaluated data will help to lay down pharmacopoeial standards for the drug Itrifal shahatra.
Keywords: Itrifal shahatra, powder microscopy, physico-chemical, HPTLC.
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