Abstract

EVALUATION OF SHAMAN YOGA (ANUBHUT) – AN AYURVEDIC COMPOUND FOR MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS

Dr. Shrawan N. Kamble*, Dr. Vishwalata Dhole, Dr. Shilpa Donga, Dr. Yogesh L. Manani and Dr. Hemant Patel

Abstract

Anubhuta drug Shamana Yoga includes Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus Willd), Amalaki (Emblica officinalis Gaertn), Yashtimadhu (Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn), and Mukta Shukti (Mytilus margaritiferus). All these drugs have Madhura Rasa, Madhura Vipaka, Sheeta Virya and Pitta Shamaka property. Here to cure the menopausal syndrome Shamana Yoga was taken. The present work was carried out to standardize the finished product Shamana Yoga to conform its identity, quality and purity. The pharmacognostical work of Mixture of Shamana Yoga reveals that presence of Annular crystal, Raphides, fiber, sclereides, sclereides in group, compound starch grain, parenchyma cell with starch grain, Tannin, Rhomboidal crystal, Stone cell, Stone cell in group, Lignified fiber, Crystal fibre, and Fragment of border pitted vessels had observed microscopically from Mixture of Shaman Yoga. Organoleptic features of Shamana Yoga made out of the crude drugs were within the standard range as mentioned in the classic. The pH value of SHAMAN YOGA was 5.5, Loss on drying(110˚c) was 0.419%w/w, Ash Value was 1.532% w/w, Methanol soluble extraction was 4.683% w/w and High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) at 254nm and 366nm resulted into 9 & 6 spots respectively.

Keywords: Menopause, Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutics, Rajonivruti, Shamanayoga, Standardization.