PHARMACEUTICO ANALYTICAL STUDY OF MANJISHTADI ADITYAPAKA TAILA

Abstract

Standardisation of Ayurvedic drugs is vital for its identity, purity and for their global acceptance. Moreover, people in today’s world are more concerned about the drug standards to assure safe and efficacious medicines. Manjishtadi adityapaka taila is an Ayurvedic oil preparation mentioned in Chakradatta Kushtadhikara for the management of pama kushta. The yogam is unique by its Adityapaka or Suryatapi method of preparation. But Acharya has not specified the duration required for tailapaka. So, the present study was undertaken to standardise the number of days required for taila paka as well as the formulation Manjishtadi adityapaka taila. In the study, two batches of Manjishtadi adityapaka taila were prepared by giving 7 days and 14 days of exposure to sunlight and all the batches were subjected for analysis as per the parameters given by API. On the basis of obtained parameter values, Manjishtadi adityapaka taila prepared in 14 days duration can be taken as a better one. The developed analytical profile can be used to determine the quality and safety of Manjishtadi adityapaka taila available in the market.

Keywords: Manjishtadi adityapaka taila, Suryatapi, Analytical parameters, Standardisation