ABSTRACT

Many of the ophthalmic herbal formulations are described in classical literatures of Ayurvedathe traditional Indian system of medicine, as local applications in the form of vartis (Pills), anjana (Collyrium), and eye drops etc. These formulations are very effective in the management of eye diseases. Pushpavarti is a herbal ophthalmic formulation. It is used in the various eye aliments like refractive errors, presbiopia, pterygium, cysts, scar, subconjunctival hemorrhage and any growth in conjunctiva’s in the form of anjana (Collyrium). Pushpavarti constitutes four drugs (dried flower of Sesamum indicum, and Jasminum grandiflorum and dried fruit of piper longum and piper nigrum). The present study was aimed to screen the organoleptic analysis, physico-chemical analysis, microbial test limit and phytochemical constituents through preliminary phytochemical tests of Pushpa Varti and to standardize this poly herbal mixture through High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography fingerprinting. The preliminary phytochemical screening of the extract revealed the presence of bioactive compounds like alkaloid, Tannins and polyphenols, saponins, flavonoids, steroids and Terpenoids. The HPTLC fingerprint profile, obtained from this study, of the same herbal formulation may be used for authenticity and quality analysis. Keywords: Ayurveda, Bioactive compounds, Pushpa Varti, Polyherbal formulation, Phytochemical analyses, HPTLC fingerprinting, standardization
Publication date: 25/01/2022

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.1.2054