A COMPARATIVE PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF CHOORNA AND BHAVITHA CHOORNA OF RHIZOME OF HARIDRA (CURCUMA LONGA LINN.)
Abstract
Bhavana is the most extensively used samskara (pharmaceutical procedure) of Ayurveda, which potentiates the drug and induces additional therapeutic properties. Hence the effective dose can be reduced. In the present study, the bhavana process carried out by the powdered drug of Haridra (Curcuma longa Linn.), which is soaked into the swarasa (juice) of rhizome of haridra(Curcuma longa Linn.) overnight and kept for drying the next day. The preliminary phytochemical evaluation of choorna (powder) and bhavitha choorna (processed powder) of Curcuma longa Linn. was done and the tannin, fibre, Total sugar, reducing sugar, extractive values and successive solvent extractive values were found more in bhavitha choorna (processed powder) when compared to choorna of the drug, which substantiates that the bhavana process can increase the potency and efficacy of the drug. The present study aimed to compare the findings of phytochemical analysis of both the choorna (powder) and bhavitha choorna (processed powder) of the drug.
Key words: Haridra, phytochemical analysis, choorna, Bhavitha chorna, Curcuma longa Linn.
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