Standardization and antimicrobial studies of Venkara neer
Department of Gunapadam, Government Siddha Medical College, Palayamkottai - 627 002, Tamil Nadu, India.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 21(01), 2459–2470
Publication history:
Received on 15 December 2023; revised on 06 January 2024; accepted on 08 January 2024
Abstract:
Standardization of mineral formulation is essential in order to assess the quality of drugs. The present paper reports preparation and standardization of a mineral formulation which contains borax. This Siddha formulation is used for washing external wounds mentioned in the Siddha literature. The aim of this study to estimate quality of Venkaraneer by conducting physicochemical analysis, HPTLC ,heavy metal analysis, test for specific pathogens and also antimicrobial activity.from this result the siddha drug Venkaraneer has standard quality and have antimicrobial potency against bacterial pathogens.
Keywords:
Standardization; Venkara neer; Mineral formulation; External wounds; Siddha.
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