Abstract

PHARMACOGNOSTICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL EVALUATION OF RASAYANA GRANULES

Resmi V. Rajagopal*, Laxmi Priya Dei, Harisha C. R. and V. J. Shukla

Abstract

Pregnancy and giving birth to a healthy progeny fulfills the beauty of woman’s life. It is a period of immense joy coupled with excitement. During pregnancy fetus is totally dependent on the mother for nutrition. There may be a chance of nutrient deficiency to the fetus ultimately results in miscarriages. Abortion is a frustrating event which has its own claws over the social, psychological, familial, economic, marital and physiological well being of a woman It needs early interventions. Rasayana drugs are endowed with Shita, Madhura, Drava qualities will be more effective in continuing the pregnancy resulting in a healthy progeny without any untoward effects. use of Rasayana granules acts as a supportive for pregnancy, fetal development & proper organogenesis during embryonic stage. The present work was carried out to standardize the finished product Rasayan Granules in terms of its identity, quality and purity. Pharmacognostical and Physico-chemical observations revealed the specific characters of all active constituents used in the preparation. The Pharmaceutical analysis showed that the loss on drying value was 3.80%, pH Value 7.5, Acid insoluble Ash value2.80%. HPTLC study of Rasayan Granules revealed 5 spots at 254 nm and 3 spots on 366 nm.

Keywords: Rasayana, pregnancy, pharmacognosy, pharmaceutical analysis.