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Background: Drakshasava is a general health tonic, carminative and blood purifier. It is used in the treatment of anemia, digestive & cardiac disorders. A review of the literature suggested that modern analytical methods are not reported for the phytochemical evaluation of drakshasava. Objective: To report phytochemical evaluation of Drakshasava Formulation by Spectroscopic & Chromatographic Methods. Materials and methods: Total phenolic, flavonoid, sugar and reducing sugar content in marketed drakshasava formulations were estimated by a UV-Vis spectrophotometer. The markers and extract of drakshasava formulations I & II were scanned by FTIR spectrophotometer individually to find the common bands of the vibrational spectra of markers and formulations. The markers and extract of drakshasava formulations I & II were subjected to HPLC analysis. Results: UV-Vis spectrophotometer analysis revealed that total phenolic, flavonoid, total sugar, & total reducing sugar of marketed drakshasava formulations were within the limit of ayurvedic pharmacopeia. The gradient mobile phase solvent A (HPLC grade water containing 0.85% w/v ortho phosphoric acid) and solvent B (acetonitrile) were optimized by considering the resolution, peak shape, and symmetry. Conclusion: The evaluation parameters reported in this article could be used as a standard reference for quality management of marketed drakshasava formulations.

The present study is to determine the inhibitory effect of prepared Lithout tablets for their antiurolithiatic activity. In this study we used the turbidimetric model. In this model the inhibitory effect of Lithout tablets were determined by adding solution of different concentrations of prepared polyherbal formulation in the solution of calcium chloride and sodium oxalate. The absorbance of this solution was taken at 620 nm for each minute till 10 minutes. The percentage inhibition of calcium oxalate crystallization was calculated. Study reveals that prepared Lithout tablets effectively reduce the crystallization of calcium oxalate in the solution. And thus it was concluding that the Lithout tablets produce significant antiurolithiatic activity.