Abstract

PREPARATION AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL EVALUATION OF KANKSHI DRAV ASCHYOTAN W.S.R TO NETRABHISHYANDA – AN AYURVEDIC EYE DROP FORMULATION

*Dr. Akanksha Dipak Sonaje, Dr. Sheela Pargunde

Abstract

Kankshi Drav Aschyotana is a formulation was selected for evaluating its efficacy in kaphaj abhishyanda (Mucopurulent Conjunctivitis). In this study aschyotana comes under arka Kalpana of bhaishjya Kalpana. This aschyotana eye drop is made up of gulab petals arka and kankshi churna i.e kankshi drav. The mineral kankshi and medicinal herb gulab has a great potential to reduce, cure symptoms of conjunctivitis. Abhishyanda is considered as sarvagata netraroga and posses symptoms of conjunctivitis like excessive discharge from eye, itching, redness etc. This study direct towards pharmaceutical preparation of gulab arka with kankshi drav. And its analytical parameters like Ph value, refractive index, specific gravity etc has been studied.

Keywords: Kankshi Drav, Gulab Arka, Netrabhishyanda