IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

Standardization of Siddha Drug Eachuramooli Chooranam

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Nithyamala Indrakumar, G.BharathKumar, M.Pitchiah Kumar, S.Visweswaran, Sivaraman Dhanasekaran

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Siddha text prescribed several lakhs of medications and formulation that are indicated for various diseases. Standardization of traditional medicine become highly essential as there is possibilities of frequent adulteration and contamination in most of the indigenous medicines. Siddha system of medicine demand more quality analysis for globalization. The sample was subjected to investigation of Loss on drying, Total ash value, Acid insoluble, Water-soluble ash value, Estimation of alcohol and water soluble extractive values. Analysis of Heavy metals Mercury, Arsenic, Lead, Cadmium were carried out.Eachuramooli chooranam (EC) in dry powdered form was subjected to microscopic analysis. Powder microscopy revealed the correct selection of plant species for the research purpose

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