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PHARMACEUTICO – ANALYTICAL STUDY OF VISARPAHARA TAILA AND ITS ANTIMOCROBIAL ACTIVITY

Anush Shetty H.*, M. S. Krishnamurthy and Alwin Joseph Lewis

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Abstract

Visarpahara Taila is an Ayurvedic formulation which is mentioned in Rasatantrasara Va Siddhaprayogasangraha for the management of Visarpa Roga. In Ayurvedic classics the Visarpa is not a single entity of disease. The common feature of all the types is its quick spreading nature, based on this factor Visarpa can be correlated with many fastspreading infectious diseases such as erysipelas, cellulitis etc. As it can be co related to many diseases which are caused by various microorganisms. This study was conducted with an aim to assess the antimicrobial effect of Visarpahara Taila against a select few bacteria which are responsible for common skin diseases.

Keywords: Visarpahara Taila, Rasatantrasara Va Siddhaprayogasangraha, Antimicrobial activity, Agar well diffusion method, Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method, Analytical study.