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DEVELOPMENT AND STANDARDIZATION OF HERBAL ANTIDIABETIC CAPSULE

Avanti R. Thanage, Sushali P. Pawar, Akshada S. Satpute and Prof. Archana D. Kasar

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Abstract

According to WHO, Diabetes Mellitus is defined as heterogeneous metabolic disorder characterized by common feature of chronic hyperglycemia with disturbance of carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism. The recent global resurgence of interest in herbal medicine has lead to increase in demand for herbal drugs and consequently a declined in their quality, particularly due to lack of adequate evidence proof data for assessing the quality of drug. The dried seeds of Withania Coagulans of Solanaceae family play an important role in indigenous system of medicine for treatment of diabetes mellitus, ulcer, etc. Organoleptic parameters are not much reliable in establishing the standards of herb drugs for which an attempt was made through aqueous extract of Withania Coagulans. Other parameter studied such as, phytochemical study and Evaluation of capsule studied behavior to lay down the standard for genuine drug.

Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus, Withania Coagulans, aqueous extract.