Abstract

ANALYTIC STUDY OF DARUHARIDRA CHURNA: AN AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Kanchan Chauhan*, Renu Rao, Gunjan Sharma and Priyanka Rani

Abstract

The vast field of Ayurvedic science is gaining more importance and popularity across the globe because of its amazing therapeutic values. Herbs play a major role in Ayurvedic system. Herbs possess infinite potencies or Saktis and work wonders. An Ayurvedic herb is a plant source which is used in the preparation of Ayurvedic medicine.The plant on the whole with its leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, roots, roots bark, and resin has medicinal values. Different methods like macroscopic, microscopic and physiochemical techniques were used for the identification and standardization of powdered drug of Daruharidra (Berberis aristata). This is an effort to proove that the drug (Daruharidra) used in the trial (Darvi Seka) is original Berberis aristata of which the different Pharmacognostical features were within range when compared with Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India.

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