Author:
Hegde Divya,Hullatti Kirankumar,Parab Gaonkar Vishakha,Bolmal Uday Kumar,
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to convert an Ayurvedic formulation, “trikatu churna”, into a polyherbal dispersible tablet. Standardization parameters were performed for raw materials, trikatu churna and its extract. The standardized extract was further used for formulation of the dispersible tablet. The evaluation of raw materials, trikatu churna, trikatu extract and dispersible tablet was done using preliminary phytochemical and physico-chemical tests. The pre- and post-compression parameters for polyherbal dispersible tablet formulation were within the acceptance range. The piperine content in Piper nigrum, Piper longum, trikatu extract and formulation was found to be 2.884mg/mL, 0.515mg/gm, 0.303mg/gm and 0.357mg/gm, respectively. The developed RP-HPLC method was found to be precise, accurate and reproducible for the estimation of piperine in raw materials and dispersible tablet. It can be concluded that the prepared dispersible tablet has overcome the disadvantages of churna, such as poor patient compliance and pungent taste, without altering its dose and chemical properties.
Publisher
Indian Drug Manufacturers' Association (IDMA)
Subject
Drug Discovery,Pharmaceutical Science,Pharmacology
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