Pharmacological Analytical Study of Udarda Prashmana Mahakashaya Ghan Vati

Abstract

Udarda Prashamana Mahakashaya is the 43rd Mahakashaya out of the 50 Mahakashayas described by Acharya Caraka.  we prepare Udarda Prashamana Mahakashaya in the form of  Ghana Vati by taking equal quantity of Bark and Heartwood of 10 constituent trees of Udarda Prashamana Mahakashaya – Tinduka (Diospyros peregrina), Priyal (Buchanania lanzan spreng), Badar (Ziziphus mauritiana Lamk), Khadira (Acacia catechu wild), Kadar (Acacia suma kurg), Saptaparna (Alstonia scholaris), Ashwakarna (Shorea robusta), Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna), Asana (Pterocarpus marsupium), Arimeda (Acacia leucophloea willd) and sent for Drug Testing Laboratory for Pharmacological Study after sealing the well packed as per the guidelines published by Laboratory Guide for Analysis of Ayurveda and Siddha Formulations, CCRAS, New Delhi. The Results of The Physiochemical Properties of Udarda Prashaman Mahakashaya Ghan Vati were as follows, Loss on Drying - 13.1 %, Total Ash - 7.1 %, Acid insoluble Ash - 0.23%, Water Soluble extractive - 80.02 %, Alcohol Soluble extractive - 43.52 %, Ph - 4.8.