Characterization of Shatavaryadi Churna: An Ayurvedic Polyherbal Formulation for Timira

In recent days, the Ayurvedic system of medicine acquiring a big proportion of medical and health care services in India. Standardization and purity of herbal formulation are essential in order to assess the quality, safety and efficacy of the drug. But global acceptance of any medicine needs follows the protocol testing of pharmacopeias. Shatvaryadi Churna, a compound herbal formulation, is recommended for treating various diseases of eyes stated in Ayurvedic classics. The formulation was described in Ayurvedic classic Yoga Ratnakarfor the treatment of Timira Vyadhi. Churna was prepared by following the general method of preparation of Churna Kalpana (Powder preparation) mention in Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia.The prepared drug has been standardized by following the official pharmacopeial procedure for quality control procedures, like organoleptic parameters, physiochemical evaluation, microbial load test and TLC profile.These analytical parameters were carried out on fine powder made from the crude drugs were within the standard range.