Pharmaceutical evaluation of Haridra Khanda tablet

Haridra Khanda is unique classical formulation indicated in Udarda, Shitapitta, Kotha. (Urticarial rashes) Khanda or Granules are a comparatively unusual means of administering drugs that possess an unpleasant taste. Haridra Khanda is classical Ayurvedic medicine and available market. Keeping the issue of palatability and invention of patient friendly dosage form in mind, the efforts was made for preparation of tablet out of classical Ayurvedic formulation - Haridra Khanda. The preparation of Haridra Khanda granules were made by standard operative procedure.Binding agents were added to Haridra Khanda . Haridra Khanda was added to mass mixer to ensure homogeneity and easy mixing of all binding agents. And later this mixture was subjected to single punch tablet machine for preparation of 1000 mg tablet. All the Analytical parameters were passed by the Haridra Khanda tablets. Physician can prescribed the tablets to the patients which feel the powdered dosage uncomfortable. Depending on the Roga and Rogibala, tablets of various sizes can be punched and used clinically. This can work more efficiently in pediatric practice

Critical analysis of Haridra Khanda - An Ayurvedic Formulation

Haridra Khanda is unique classical formulation indicated in Udarda, shitapitta, kotha (urticarial rashes) this product is available in the market and widely used by Ayurvedic physicians. Here, an attempt was done for conducting comparative pharmaceutical study of Haridra Khanda of different references by preparing it as mentioned in the classics. All 4 formulations are different by their ingredients and Anupana

Medicated Candies - A new perspective of classical concept

Kasa /cough is one of the most common respiratory condition that afflict every human being at some point in their life. Ayurveda classics have described five types of Kasa. The mode of administration of Oushadha in this Vyadhi is told as Muhurmuhu i.e. frequent administration of medicine. Certain Oushadha Yogas when administered in this Kala may hamper the Agni and Ahara Kala. So, a Yoga which when administered once, act as a sustained release medicament, without hampering the Agni and Ahara Kala would fit the requirement for this way of administration. Such a dosage form that we could find in our classics was Lehya in the form of Candy. In this study, one such Yoga mentioned for Pittaja Kasa Chikitsa in Ashtanga Hridaya, containing Draksha, Pippali, Sharkara was modified into the form of candy. Prepared candies served the purpose of providing sustained release of medicine, repeated administration without altering the Agni and Ahara Kala and finally relief from Kasa. It can be concluded that modified dosage forms that do not adulterate the classical concepts, but are suitable for the current times is the need of hour. Ayurveda practitioners need to look into this aspect of Chikitsa and come up with such novel methods