Pharmacognostical and Phytochemical Evaluation of Gutika Anjana - An Ocular Ayurvedic Formulation

Gutika Anjana is an important Ayurvedic formulation containing Gairika (Ochre), Saindhava (Sodii chloridum), Pippali (Piper longum Linn.) and Shunthi (Zingiber officinale  Roxb.) as main ingredient. All the constituents are available and prepared according to the reference present in Sushruta Samhita Uttaratantra Vataabhishyanda Pratishedha. Till date no work has been carried out to standardize the formulation. Hence the present study was undertaken to standardize the compound Ayurvedic formulation through Pharmacognostical and pharmaceutical evaluation. The sample was subjected for various Phytochemical parameters like water soluble extractive (32.8%w/w), alcohol soluble extractive (32.3% w/w), ash value (8.4% w/w), loss on drying (14.25% w/w), the pH (6), HPTLC. The HPTLC, solvent system was Toluene:ethyl acetate (9:1), showed the presence of 11 spots at 254nm and 13 spots at 366nm. Thus the physiochemical and microscopic characters achieved may provide guidelines for standardization of formulation, Gutika Anjana.