Quality Standardisation of Sufoof-E-Mohazzil: A Tradational Polyherbal Unani Formulation for Obesity Aslam Mohammad1, Zaheer Mohammad Shoaib2, Siddiqui Zaki Ahmad3,*, Akhtar Jamal4, Mannan Abdul5, Ashraf M Uwais1 1Department of Medicine, J.N.M.C, AM.U, Aligarh 2Department of Medicine, J.N.M.C, AM.U, Aligarh 3Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 4Research Officer (U) CCRUM, Hqrs, New Delhi 5Department of Moalijat, A.K.T.C, A.M.U, Aligarh *Corresponding Author: Zaki Ahmad Siddiqui, Email: zakiahmad001@gmail.com
Online published on 26 June, 2019. Abstract Background Sufoof-e-mohazzil (SEM) is a traditional Unani formulation used therapeutically in the treatment of Saman-e-Mufrat (Obesity). It is a powdered poly herbal preparation of seven single Unani Medicine. Aims and Objectives The objective of this research study is an attempt to develop the quality standards of Safoof-e-Mohazzil. Materials and Methods The quality standards of SEM were developed as per guidelines of WHO including Heavy Metals, Microbial Load, Aflatoxins, Pesticides. Results The parameters of standardisation showed Total Ash (9.725 ± 0.998), Acid Insoluble Ash (1.95 ± 0.10), Water Soluble Ash (2.8 ± 0.05), Alcohol Soluble Extractive (14.13±0.770), Petroleum Ether Extractive (13.365±0.245), Chloroform Soluble Extractive (6.56±2.5), Acetone Soluble Extractive (2.945±0.689), Loss On Drying (11.45 ± 0.42), pH-value for 1% (5.863) and 10% (5.706 (10% Solution), solutions at 25±2°C, Heavy Metals Residue, Pesticides Residue, Aflatoxins, Microbial Load comply with the standard official limits. Conclusion Findings of the present work can be used as a standard monograph for evaluation and identification of other such formulation, and also as reference standard parameters to evaluate the quality control in herbal industries and to overcome batch to batch variation in traditional preparations. Top Keywords Obesity, Safoof-e-Mohazzil, Standadistion, Physicochemical analysis, Unani system of Medicine. Top |