Evaluation of An Ayurvedic Polyherbal Formulation through TLC Fingerprint Profile of Volatile Oils: A Quality Control Approch Narasimhaji Cheemalapati Venkata1,*, Meena A. K.1, Maheshwari B.1, Singh Arjun2, Singh Ravindra2, Ilavarasan R.1 1Captain Srinivasa Murthy Regional Ayurveda Drug Development Institute, A. A. Hospital Campus, Arumbakkam, Chennai-600106 2Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Science, Janakpuri, Ministry of AYUSH, New Delhi-110058, India *Corresponding Author E-mail: vnarsimhaji@yahoo.com
Online published on 16 March, 2019. Abstract The present study was carried out for evaluation of TLC fingerprint profiles of volatile oils/essential oils of the each ingredient of the polyherbal formulation of Trikatu churna and comparison of the volatile oil of the finished product or formulation as such. Essential oils/volatile oil contents are characteristic to the ingredients or raw botanicals to identify them easily. In the raw botanicals, where ever its presence is possible and its verification through the TLC/HPTLC fingerprint profile is the one of the best ways to identify and evaluate the quality of the finished formulation in the course of development of a standardization protocol as a quality control tool. Top Keywords Volatile oil, HPTLC, Fingerprint profile, Poly herbal formulation, Standardization and Quality control. Top |