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PHARMACOGNOSTICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS OF GOKSHURADI VATI - AN AYURVEDIC HERBAL FORMULATION FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF KSHINASHUKRA (OLIGOSPERMIA)

*Digvijay Patil, Charmi Mehta and Harisha C. R.

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Background: Gokshuradi Vati is mentioned by Acharya Vagbhat in Rasayan vidhi Addhyaya (Uttartantra) and also it is Vrishya. So for initialization of standardization and assurance of the quality of herbal compounds pharmacognostical and pharmaceutical analysis should be done. Methods: Gokshuradi Vati were subjected to microscopic evaluation for pharmacognostical and physicochemical analysis like Loss on drying, total ash, water soluble extract, alcohol soluble extract and ph value. Results: Pharmacognostical study showed the presence of certain identifying characters of all the ingredients of Gokshuradi Vati. As per the preliminary physiochemical analysis, loss on drying percentage of the Gokshuradi Vati was 2.25%w/w, pH value was 6, total ash value was 19.50%w/w, Water soluble extractive was 104.70%w/w and Methanol soluble extractive was 14.31%w/w. Conclusions: Pharmacognostical and physico-chemical observations revealed the specific characteristics of all active constituents of Gokshuradi Vati confirmed the purity and genuinity of the drug.

Keywords: Gokshuradi Vati Kshinashukra, Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical analysis