Standardization of polyherbal formulations: containing Cassia angustifolia

Abstract

Most of the traditional systems of medicine are effective but they lack of standardization. So there is need to develop standardization technique. Central council for research in Ayurveda has given preliminary guidelines for standardizing these conventionally used formulations. For the uniformity of batches in production of herbal formulations it is necessary to develop method for evaluation. In this paper attempt has been made to evaluate Divya churna, a polyherbal formulation consisting of 7 ingredients with specific morphological parts.  Sample was collected from market and was subjected to physicochemical evaluation. Microscopic characterization was compared with authentic ingredients as a reference. It was observed that commercial sample from market matched exactly with that of authentic standards after performing the standardization.