DETAILED COMPARATIVE PHARMACOGNOSTICAL AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL EVALUATION OF TRIPHALADI YOGA W.S.R IMPORTANCE OF BHAVANA (TRITURATION)

Kishor R. Chudasama*, Manjusha R., C.R. Harisha, Shukla V.J. and Madhavi Patel

ABSTRACT

Triphalaadi yoga is a combination of eleven dried herbs i.e. Haritaki, Bibhitaki, Amalaki, Yastimadhu, Gokshura, Guduchi, Haridra, Daruharidra, Shunthi and Punarnava in powder form which is administered as a rasayana therapy in patients to delay senile changes. These eleven drugs chosen for this study is an Anubhoota yoga from the Shalakya Tantra Department of I.P.G.T& R.A, Jamnagar and has the solid backing of previous researches for their most important individual activities. Bhavana (trituration) is an important Samskara (process) mentioned in classics by which even a small dose of a drug may be made very potent to produce a very high result. Triphaladi yoga is a combination of above 11 dried herbs which was triturated seven times. Present study was to screen the differences in pharmacognostical and pharmaceutical profile of Triphaladi yoga prepared with seven Bhavana. The powder of Triphaladi yoga was triturated with Kwatha (decoction) of the same compound seven times and made into dried powder and subjected to pharmacognostical and pharmaceutical evaluation. After Bhavana significant changes were found in the form of Broken scleride of Bibhitaki, Broken stone cell of Haritaki, Fragment of trichome of Tulsi, Broken cork cells of Guduchi, Ruptured cell wall of Cholenchyma of Gudhuchi. Analytical study changes like increase in water soluble extractive value, Increase in pH, Decrease ash value, increased number of HPTLC spots etc were noted.

Keywords: Bhavana, Triphaladi yoga, Pharmacognosy, Trituration.