ISSN (Online) : 2277-4572
Author(s): Sunitha G *, Gazala Hussain
Visha Bilwadi gutika is a herbal preparation mentioned in Kriya Kaumudi a Malayalam visha treatise. It is indicated mainly in the management of cobra bite. All drugs of this formulation are easily available and its pharmaceutical preparation is also simple. It is prepared by triturating the drugs with aja mutra till it attain into a fine paste and then it is rolled into uniform pills, dried well and stored. In the present study Pharmaceutical work of the formulation was carried out and analysis of Visha Bilwadi gutika was done using HPTLC analysis. HPTLC profile is quite helpful in setting up of standards. Standardization of herbal formulation is essential in order to assess the quality of drugs for therapeutic value. In High performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) study of visha bilwadi gutika (ethanol extract) using Toluene: n-hexane: Ethyl acetate (6.0:4.0) visual observation was done under UV light showed 13 spots at short UV, at long and post derivatisation UV shows 11 and 13 spots respectively
