Quality Assessment of Different Variants of Yogaraj Guggulu

Authors

  • A K Meena National Institute of Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Research, Patiala – 147001, Punjab, (India)
  • Ayushy Sachan School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shobhit University, Meerut, UP, (India)
  • Ramanjeet Kaur School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shobhit University, Meerut, UP, (India)
  • Bhavana Pal School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shobhit University, Meerut, UP, (India)
  • M. M. Rao National Institute of Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Research, Patiala – 147001, Punjab, (India)
  • Brijendra Singh School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shobhit University, Meerut, UP, (India)
  • Santosh Kumar Mishra School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shobhit University, Meerut, UP, (India)

Abstract

Yogaraj-guggulu is a widely used Ayurvedic formulation.Standardisation of the Ayurvedic medicine, Yogaraja guggulu has been achieved by following modern scientific quality control procedures. It has been shown to have significant anti-inflammatory activity in formaldehyde-induced arthritis and in croton oil granuloma. For the standardization of this drug physico-chemical parameters were carried out such as moisture content, ash values, extractability in water and alcohol were carried out. Thin Layer Chromatography studies were also carried out to ascertain the quality of this drug.

Keywords:

Ayurvedic formulation, Standardisation, Quality control, Guggulu

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2025-01-01
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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2010): Volume 2,Issue2

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