1. Physico-chemical analysis of a Herbo-mineral compound Mehamudgara vati -- A pilot study.
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Tanna, Ila, Samarakoon, S. M. S., Chandola, H. M., and Shukla, V. J.
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ASIAN medicine ,HERBAL medicine ,MEDICAL care ,CHROMATOGRAPHIC analysis ,ANALYTICAL chemistry - Abstract
Efforts have been made to lay down analytical standards for Mehamudgara vati (MMV), which were not found reported till date. Weight variation showed that 90% tablets of MV manufactured in the Gujarat Ayurved University Pharmacy were within acceptable range (323 mg ± 10%), pH 4.58, and disintegration time 17 min, whereas hardness was 1.25 kg/cm2. Loss on drying was found to be 9.3% w/w, acid insoluble ash was 0.9 %w/w, water soluble extract was 24.06% w/w and methanol soluble extract 14.1% w/w. Determination of iron as Fe2O3 was done as Lauha bhasma being the major ingredient of MMV. The result showed that iron content was reduced in the formulation (28.67%) as compared to that in Lauha bhasma (61.19%). In TLC, 5 spots each at 254 nm and 366 nm were found. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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