ABSTRACT

Introduction: Kwatha is a preparation which is easily prone to contamination and can be marketed only by the addition of suitable preservatives to increase the shelf life where the commonly used preservatives like sodium benzoate, etc. are proven to have carcinogenic and toxic effects over the body. So there aroused a challenge to find a natural preservative. Arka preparation is a product of distillation that does not undergo decomposition easily and stays for longer duration. Triphala is a combination of three fruits used in the treatment of several diseases due to its various pharmacological activities. Hence an attempt was made in this study to evaluate the preservative action of ela in the arka form in triphala kwatha. Materials and methods: Includes preparation of ela arka, triphala kwatha, sample and the conduction of microbiological study to see the preservative action using SDA and MHA media. Observations and results: The microbial load was assessed by assessing the growth over the media plates. Study includes observations over microbial growth of the sample on daily basis where the ela arka showed preservative action for 34 days. Aspergillus niger was the fungal growth observed on 35th day. Discussion: Drug ela possess different properties which have positive result for the study. Ela arka owing to its pH, chemical components and essential oil concentration preserved the triphala kwatha for a stipulated period of time. Conclusion: From this study, it was concluded that ela arka was stable and preserved the triphala kwatha without any microbial contamination for 34 days which was added in the concentration of 15%. Keywords: Preservative, Microbiological study, Triphala kwatha, Ela arka
Publication date: 01/05/2022

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.5.6092