PHARMACOGNOSTICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL EVALUATION OF SHVETA PALANDU SWARASA BHAVITA YAVANI VATI

Infertility is defined as the failure to achieve a pregnancy within one year of regular (at least three times per month) unpr otected intercourse. Oligozoospermia i.e. sperm count less than 15 million /ml is one of the causes for infertility. According to various research conducted by Carlsan et al , between 1938 to 1988; it is relevant that sperm count, has come down from 130 million/ml of semen to 66 million/ml of semen . Now a day’s o ligozoospermia and infertility are common problems due to disturb daily routine, disturb food habits and mental stress on account of fast life. Shveta Palandu is Vrishya and has been reported to have Aphrodisiac, anti - bac terial, tonic, carminative , propertie s. Tilld ate no clinical trial and pharmaceutical analysis of Shveta Palandu Swarasa Bhavita Yavani Vati has been carried out , hence in the present study Shveta Palandu Swarasa Bhavita Yavani Vati was subject ed to pharma cognostical and p harmaceutical analysis. Phar macognostical evaluation showed presence of e pidermal cells and fibers of Palandu and Stone cells of Yavani . Pharmaceuti cal evaluation showed loss on drying 13 % w/w, p H 5.5 . HPTLC results showed 6 spots at 254 nm and 8 spots at 366 nm.