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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