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Background: Sutika Dashmool is a a safe and effective formulation indicated for Sutika to protect her from Sutika kaalin vyadhi (disorders in puerperium) in order to promote early recovery

Aim and Objectives: To develop pharmacognostical and pharmaceutical profile of Sutika Dashmoola.

Materials & Methods: The study includes the preparation of Sutika Dashmoola following all SOPs using raw drugs, which were previously authenticated. Pharmacognostical study, physicochemical and phytochemical study and Hogh performance thin layer chromatography was performed by following standard procedures.

Results: Sutika Dashmoola is light brownish in colour with characterstic odour and astringent in taste. The pharmacognostical study reveals the presence simple and stellate trichomes, Acicular and prismatic crystals, lignified vessels, raphids, presence of epicarp cells of different ingredienyts etc. Pharmaceutical analysis showed that the loss on drying value was 7.50%, ash value was 5.65%w/w, water soluble extract was 5.32%, methanol soluble was 10.08%, , and pH is 5.4. Methanolic extract of Sutika Dashmoola shows presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, tannin, sugar, steroids, saponin, cardiac glycosides and carbohydrates. HPTLC fingerprinting profile of Sutika Dashmoola revealed 3 spots at 254 nm and 1 spots at 366nm.

Conclusion: The present investigation will be helpful in assessing the pharmacognostical, phytochemical analysis and laying down pharmacopoeial standards for Sutika Dashmoola.

KEYWORDS

Sutika Dashmool, Sutika paricharya, Puerperium, Pharmacognostic, Phytochemical.