Open AccessPhysico-Chemical profile of Puga Khanda: A Preliminary Study
Author(s) -
Pramod C. Baragi,
Umapati C. Baragi,
Sathyanarayana Bhat,
PK Prajapati
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
ayu
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-9382
pISSN - 0974-8520
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8520.141956
Subject(s) - phytochemical , sugar , chemical constituents , chemistry , thin layer chromatography , organoleptic , traditional medicine , chromatography , medicine , food science
Herbal medicines are the oldest known form of medicine in the world. However, the quality control and the assurance still remains a challenge because of the high variability of chemical components. Herbal drugs, singlely or in combinations, contain numerous compounds in complex matrices in which no single active constituent is responsible for the overall efficacy. This creates a challenge in establishing quality control standards and the standardization of finished herbal products. Many formulations have been mentioned in Ayurvedic text for Vrushyatwa (aphrodisiac). Puga Khanda is one among such formulations.