title: Studies on ayurvedic tablets - part I disintegration time as a preliminary tool for standardisation.
abstract: The ayurvedic pharmacy needs to be established on the basis of modern quality standards. A study on ayurvedic Guti-Vati (tablets) was undertaken with this view, revealed that most of the tablets conform to the I P standards for hardness and DT. A few of the tablets showed curious responses similar to that of enteric coated and slow release tablets commonly used in modern medicine.A systematic supporting study is essential so as to establish relationship of such responses to the nature of ingredients and their relevance with the indications and therapeutic utility described in Ayurvedic texts.
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary School of Ayurvedic Medicine, University of Poona, Pune, India .
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Patwardhan
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Walimbe
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Palkar
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Kulkarni