STANDARDIZATION OF DASHAMOOLA KWATHA CHOORNA: A HERBAL COMPOUND DRUG USED FOR PARISHEKA IN SPASTIC CEREBRAL PALSY
AbstractBackground: Dashamoola is a group of ten drugs i.e. Bilva (Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa), Patala (Stereospermum suaveolens (Roxb.) DC.), Agnimantha (Clerodendrum phlomidis L.f.), Shyonaka (Oroxylum indicum (L.) Benth. ex Kurz), Gambhari (Gmelina arborea Roxb.), Bruhati (Solanum nigrum L.), Gokshura (Tribulus terrestris L.), Kantakari (Solanum xanthocarpum Schrad. & H. Wendl.), Prishniparni (Uraria picta (Jacq.) DC.), Shalaparni (Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC.) part used are moola of all the drugs. Dashamoola kwatha choorna is made use for parisheka in the management of spastic cerebral palsy in children. Aim: To standardize Dashamoola kwatha choorna. Materials and Methods: Physico-chemical studies like Loss on drying, acid insoluble ash, total ash, water soluble ash, alcohol soluble extractive, water soluble extractive and HPTLC were carried out as per the WHO guidelines, Indian Pharmacopoeia and Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia. Conclusion: Standar-dization tests done on Dashamoola kwatha choorna helped in authenticating and ensuring the quality of the same.
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4937-4940
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English
IJPSR
Srilakshmi, U. Shailaja and G. R. A. Raj *
Department of Kaumarabhritya, Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Ayurveda and Hospital, Hassan, Karnataka, India.
drdrarunraj26@gmail
26 January, 2018
10 October, 2018
16 October, 2018
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.9(11).4937-40
01 November, 2018
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