title: Pharmacognostical and analytical study of Tulsi-Amla-Yasti Ghrita.
abstract: Tulasi Amla Yashti Ghrita is an Ayurvedic formulation, which is beneficial in the management of the side effects of Head and Neck Malignancies induced by Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy. A pharmacognostical study involving both the macroscopic and powder microscopy of raw drugs of Tulasi Amla Yashti Ghrita and a physicochemical analysis of the finished product were carried out, to evaluate the quality of the formulation. The specific gravity of the formulation was 0.9130 and pH was 3.5. Thin layer chromatography (TLC) and high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) were carried out after organizing the appropriate solvent system, in which five spots were distinguished in TLC and nine spots in HPTLC. Most of the Rf values for the spots observed were identical. The observations could be considered to be the reference standards in future studies.
authors.affiliation: Reader, Rajib Gandhi Memorial Ayurvedic College and Hospital, Kushdanga, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Debdas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Datta
authors.forename: Harimohan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chandola
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Vinay J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: Preeti N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Pandya
keywords: Chemotherapy; Tulasi Amla Yashti Ghrita; high performance thin layer chromatography; radiotherapy
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