Pharmaceutico Analytical Study of Jatipatradi Churna

Abstract

Oral thrush is an opportunistic infection of the oral cavity. It is common and underdiagnosed among the elders. It is also called as oral candidiasis and is a condition in which the fungus Candida albicans accumulates on the lining of mouth. Candida is a normal organism in our mouth, but sometimes it can overgrow and cause symptoms. The incidence of C Albicans is 45% in neonates, 45-65% in healthy children, 30-45% of healthy adults, 50-65% of people who wear removable dentures, 90% of patients with acute leukaemia and undergoing chemotherapy and 95% of HIV infected patients. Oral thrush causes creamy white lesions, usually on the tongue or inner cheeks. Sometimes oral thrush may spread to the roof of mouth, gums or tonsils, or the back of throat. Jaatipatradi Choorna is one of the formulations explained in Yogaratnakara in Dantaroga Chikitsadhaya containing the ingredients like Jaatipatra, Punarnava, Gajapippali, Kushta, Vacha, Shunti, Ajamoda, Haritaki and Tila which are having Krimighna and Khandughna property. Hence, this present study has been undertaken to prepare Jaatipatradi Choorna and subjecting it to standard analytical parameters of Churna Kalpana.