Probable Standardization of Alambushadi Churna Tablet For Quality Control

Ayurveda accepts all dravyas (substances) are panchabhautika (five elements) and dravya (substances) has the medicinal properties. Ama (biotoxin) and vitiated Vata (bioforce) are the main causative factor in the disease manifestation of Amavata (Rheumatoid arthritis). One important plant based Ayurvedic drug i.e. Alambushadi Churna have been selected from famous Ayurvedic book (i.e. Bhava Prakasha) in context of Amavata for its probable standardization. It is a poly herbal Ayurvedic drug. The Rasa, Guna, Virya, Vipak and Karma of ingredients of Alambushadi Churna help to reduce the clinical manifestations of Amavata (Rheumatoid arthritis). The Physico-chemical study revealed that the Alambushadi Churna tablet contained more moisture, less inorganic constituents and more water soluble constituents. The Phytochemical study revealed that reducing sugars, tannin, phenolic compounds, flavonoids, saponin, glycosides and gum were present into the sample of Alambushadi Churna tablet. Four phytocostitutents were indicated under short ultra violet ray (254 nm) and five phytocostitutents were indicated under long ultra violet ray (366 nm) by thin layer chromatography study on the sample of Alambushadi Churna tablet.