Abstract

HPTLC FINGER PRINTING OF POLY HERBO MINERAL FORMULATION KADUKKAI VADAGAM (KV)

Dr. Kalpana A.*, Dr. Kumar S., Dr. Paechiyammal S., Dr. Maanickha Chevi K. S.

ABSTRACT

Siddha system of medicine is a traditional medicine which is origin from southern part of the India. Now a days this system of medicine followed all over the India. This Siddha medicines are prepared from raw drugs of Herbals, Metals, Minerals and Animal origins. In Siddha classical literature, one of the poly herbo mineral preparations „Kadukkai Vadagam‟(KV) has been recognized as effective treatment for Swasakaasam (Bronchial asthma). But this drug formulation is not yet validated scientifically. In HPTLC analysis finger print scanned at wave length 254 nm for chloroform extract of KV. There are ten polyvalent phyto constituents and corresponding ascending order of Rf values start from 0.05 to 0.89 in which highest concentrations of the phyto constituents was found to be 44.97 % and 10.88 % with its corresponding Rf value were found to be 0.22 and 0.75 respectively.

Keywords: HPTLC, Kadukkai Vadagam, Siddha medicine, Swasakaasam, Bronchial asthma.