Abstract

ANALYTICAL STUDY OF SNEHA KALPANA – A REVIEW

Manjunath Sajjan*, Santhosh Kulkarni and Shashidhar J.

Abstract

Standardization is a burning topic in Ayurvedic drug industry today. Tremendous work is going on Ayurvedic drug standardization to prove its reproducibility, compatibility, and safety on modern parameters. Concept of medicated taila (oil) and ghrita is well established in Ayurvedic pharmaceutics under Sneha kalpana for therapeutic purposes. There is sound description of its various method of preparation along with shelf life period in Ayurveda. Implication of latest analytical techniques is the demand of time to standardize different formulations of taila and ghrita. In this article there is an attempt to analyse the probable analytical parameters which may prove useful for the standardization of Sneha kalpana.

Keywords: Ayurvedic pharmaceutics, standardization, analytical techniques, Sneha kalpana.