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PHARMACOGNOSTICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS OF TAGARA TABLET - AN AYURVEDIC HERBAL FORMULATION FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF VATIKA SHIRAHSHULA (TENSION HEADACHE)

Roshan Prajapat*, Hetal Vyas, Harisha C. R.

Abstract

Background: Tagara Tablet was select as the trial drug in this study. Tagara Moola Churna is mention in Kaiyadeva Nighantu, Aushadhi Varga. However, in the trial, Tagara Tablet was use instead of the powder form for better palatability, and to ensure uniformity of dosage. Tagara is also classifies as a Medhya Dravya (nootropic herb) and Nidrajanana (sleep-promoting) drug, which calms the Manovaha Srotas (channels of the mind) and induces Sukha Nidra (sound sleep). By pacifying aggravated Vata Dosha and balancing the Rajas and Tamas Guna of the mind, Tagara helps reduce stress, anxiety, and muscular tension, thereby relieving Shirahshula. Hence, Vata Shamaka and Mano Shamaka actions make Tagara highly effective in the management of Vatika Shirahshula (Tension headache). Therefore, for initialization of standardization and assurance of the quality of herbal compounds pharmacognostical and pharmaceutical analysis should be done. Methods: Tagara Tablet 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 Tagara Tablet. As per the preliminary physicochemical analysis, loss on drying percentage of the Tagara Tablet was 4.94 %w/w, pH value was 7, total ash value was 13.89 %w/w, Water soluble extractive was 38.81 %w/w and Methanol soluble extractive was 15.44 %w/w. Conclusions: Pharmacognostical and physico-chemical observations revealed the specific characteristics of Tagara Tablet confirmed the purity and genuinity of the drug.

Keywords: Tagara Tablet, Vatika Shirahshula, Tension Headache, Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical analysis.