Formulation, Standardization and Comparative Evaluation of Ancient Nanomedicine Varatika Bhasma
Keywords:
Varatika, bhasma, Standardization, AyurvedaAbstract
Bhasmas are unique Ayurvedic metallic/mineral preparations with herbal juices, widely recommended to treat variety of
chronic ailments. Varatika bhasma is a traditional Ayurvedic medicinal preparation, used for protection against ulcers.
Varatika is external shell of sea animal Cypreamonetalinn. Chemically varatika is identified as carbonate of calcium. In the
present research an attempt has been made to carry out a comparative standardization of formulated varatika bhasma (VB1)
prepared as per standard classical methods and marketed Varatika bhasma(VB2). These formulations where evaluated for
physical properties, chemical characterization using sophisticated instrumentation techniques such as particle size, AAS,
SEM, XRD. Physico-chemical standards where determined for both the samples.The X-ray Diffraction analysis of both
formulations exhibited crystalline nature and nano-sized particles. In SEM study of VB2 shows well-defined fibre like
structures while VB1 shows relatively compact microcrystalline aggregates with loss of grain boundaries.
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