Abstract

MODIFICATION OF SNEHA KALPANA AS A NOVEL DOSAGE FORM –PHYTOSOMES

Dr. Vidhi Somaiya* and Dr. Kalyani Jadhav*

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Abstract

Pharmaceutics is the branch of science dealing with process of converting old drugs into medicationthat can be used as medicines effectively by patients. Ayurvedic Pharmaceutics (Rasa shastra & Bhaishajya Kalpana) offers many judicious processing techniques (samskara) to convert/modify these substances into different physical forms (dosage forms) without compromising the palatability, safety and efficacy. Ayurvedic Pharmaceutics is also called as Bhaishajya Kalpana. The basic classical formulations of Bhaishajya termed as Panchvidha Kashaya other than these are Sneha Kalpana, Sandhan Kalpana, kshar Kalpana, etc, Novel Drug Delivery systems is combination of the advance techniques and the new dosage forms. Some herbal Phyto molecules are poorly miscible with oils and other lipids and often fail to pass through the small intestine because of its lipoidal nature. The effectiveness of any herbal product is dependent upon delivering an effective level of the active compounds. The phytosome as NDDS meets this challenge by markedly enhancing the bioavailabilityof selected phytomedicine. Sneha Kalpana can be administered as Phytosomes is reviewed in this article using classical texts and various literature available in various journals. This review helps to demonstrate advancement of Sneha Kalpana as Phytosomes.

Keywords: Sneha Kalpna, Phytosomes, Phospholipid.