ABSTRACT

Introduction: Gutika kalpana is one among the secondary preparation in Ayurveda pharmaceutics. Gutika is a solid dosage form that is largely produced. It may be prepared from herbal, herbo-mineral or mineral drugs. Aim: To develop preliminary standard parameters for amalakyadi gutika. Materials and methods: Amalaki, kamala beeja,laja, kushta and vataroha are the five ingredients of Amalakyadi gutika, that were taken, powdered and prepared gutika by adding honey by niragni method. The prepared gutika was subjected to organoleptic and analytical parameters of Gutika kalpana as per the protocol of testing of ASU drugs. Observations and results: The results of organoleptic characters like appearance, odour, taste and physico-chemical parameters like pH, Hardness, Friability, Disintegration, Uniformity of weight, Total ash, Acid insoluble ash, Water soluble ash and Extractive values have been obtained. Discussion and Conclusion: Amalakyadi gutika is a simple formulation which contains only five ingredients and it is easy to prepare. It is mainly used in the treatment of mukhashosha and trushna. Keywords: Amalakyadi gutika, Ayurvedapharmaceutics, Gutika kalpana
Publication date: 01/07/2022

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.7.6224