Pharmaceutical Standardization of Saptamrita Lauha

  • Pranav K. Shah Post Graduate Scholar, Dept. of RS & BK, J.S. Ayurveda College, College road, Nadiad, Gujarat, India.
  • L. B. Singh Professor & Director, Sundar Ayurveda Teaching Pharmacy,Ayurveda College, Nadiad, Gujarat, India.
  • P.U. Vaishnav Principal & HOD of R.S. & B.K., Ayurveda College, Nadiad, Gujarat, India.
  • Bharat Kalsariya Reader, Department of R.S. & B.K., J.S. Ayurveda College, Nadiad, Gujarat, India.
Keywords: Saptamrita Lauha, S.M.P., Netra Roga, Large scale production

Abstract

Shalakya Tantra is a one of the branch of Ashtanga Ayurveda and Netra Chikitsa is a part of Shalakya Tantra. There are so many formulations are mentioned in the treatment of Netra Roga by oral route as well as external application, Saptamrita Lauha is one of them. It is a very popular, very safe and effective formulation for eye diseases. In Ayurveda classics there are so many references are available for Saptamrita Lauha. These formulation are mainly described in Netra Roga and Shoola Roga in almost all the books. In majority references Saptamrita Lauha powder is taken with Anupana or Sahapana of honey and ghee. Sundar Ayurveda Teaching Pharmacy is also manufacturing many batches of Saptamrita Lauha with the reference from Bheshaja Samhita, chapter 4/54, Loha and Mandura Kalpana and follow the in house quality control parameters to standardized the medicine in large scale production. The particle size of Saptamrita Lauha is 3.2 µm to 3.8 µm, pH from 6.0 to 6.9, loss on drying from 1.2 % to 1.8%, ash value 16.2 %w/w to 24.5 %w/w, acid insoluble ash value from 2.6 %w/w to3.6 %w/w, alcohol soluble extractive value from 42.9% v/w to 47.7 %v/w, water soluble extractive value from 21.1 % to 26.8%. Phyto-chemical screening of Saptamrita Lauha shows Glycoside, Amino acid, Protein, Carbohydrate, Flavanoid, Tannin, Steroid, Saponin and Alkaloid were present in all batches. On the basis of this study it’s clear that, if we follow the same procedure with authentic drugs then large scale production also having Quality assurance.

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DOI: 10.21760/jaims.v1i3.4415
Published: 2016-10-31
How to Cite
Pranav K. Shah, L. B. Singh, P.U. Vaishnav, & Bharat Kalsariya. (2016). Pharmaceutical Standardization of Saptamrita Lauha. Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences, 1(03), 40-43. https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.v1i3.4415
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