PHYTO-CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF GUGGULU (COMMIPHORA MUKUL LINN) W.S.R. TO ITS VARIOUS SHODHANA PROCEDURES

Abstract

Guggulu is the oleoresin of Commiphora Mukul Linn., a plant that is native to India. Its extracts include compounds known for their hypolipidemic properties—the Z- and E- isomers of guggulsterone and its related guggulsterols.Kalpana is the process through which a substance can be transformed in to the form of medicine according to the need. During preparations of various formulations there are various Samskaras which are to be done for potentiating the drug or the formulation. Among all these pharmaceutical processes Shodhana is one of them. In our text, for a single drug many process of Shodhana in different ways have been mentioned. The present study includes Shodana of Guggulu as per Classical reference of Rasendrasarasangraha where Shodana of Guggulu is done by Guduchi Kwatha, Triphala Kwatha and Godugdha. Standard Operative Procedure of the process is done in the pharmaceutical study. The analytical study reveals the standards which can be given for Ashuddha Guggulu and Shuddha Guggulu of various Samples.