A COMPARATIVE PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF CHOORNA (POWDER) AND BHAVITHA CHOORNA (TRITURATED POWDER) OF JAPAKUSUMA MUKULA (FLOWER BUDS OF HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS LINN.)
Abstract
Preliminary phytochemical evaluation of choorna (powder) and bhavitha choorna (triturated powder) of Japakusuma mukula (flower buds of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn.) were done to establish the identity, quality and purity of the drug and to standardize these parameters. Bhavana is a pharmaceutical process done for potentiating or purification of drugs. The choorna of Japakusuma mukula which is botanically identified as Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn. was undergone bhavana (trituration) with its swarasa (juice) itself for 7 times by which its potency is augmented which resulted in the variations in the levels of various phytoconstituents present in it. Thus, the process of bhavana (trituration) can enhance the efficacy of the therapeutic drug during its administration in various clinical conditions. Here, the comparison of choorna and bhavitha choorna of Japakusuma mukula revealed that there were considerable changes in the various physico-chemical and phytochemical parameters of bhavitha choorna in comparison with choorna of Japakusumamukula (flower buds of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn.).
Keywords: Choorna, Bhavitha choorna, Japakusumamukula
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