Abstract

STANDARDIZATION OF ERUMAI KOMBU KALNAR PARPAM BY FTIR STUDY

Vikesh B.*, Thanikaiselvi S. and Thiruthani M.

ABSTRACT

Siddha medicine is a unique one as it is not only a curative but also preventive and to achieve the healthy body and mind. Erumai kombu kalnar parpam is a classical Siddha medicine used in the treatment of Weight loss, Leucorrhoea, Burning Micturition, Dysuria, etc. The aim of the present study was to standardize the Siddha herbomineral drug formulation of Erumai kombu kalnar parpam by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and the result was noted. The instrumental analysis of FTIR study for erumai kombu kalnar parpam shows the presence of functional groups such as alcohol, amine salt, aldehyde, amine, nitro compound, primary alcohol, alkene and halo compound which responsible for its biological activity. These functional groups are responsible for the therapeutic effect of the drug. This evidence based data provide valuable information is helpful to standardization of erumai kombu kalnar parpam for the treatment of Weight loss, Leucorrhoea, Burning Micturition, Dysuria, etc.

Keywords: Erumai kombu kalnar parpam, FTIR, Standardization, siddha.