Abstract

Background: The Chitrarathaichooranam is a herbal medicine used for treating cough, eczema, oedema, dental diseases and used as expectorant also[1]. Objectives: To characterize the herbal drug “Chitrarathaichooranam” Materials and Methods : The ingredient used in this preparation is Chitrarathai root. The drugs was prepared as per siddha literatureGunapadamMooligaivakuppu. The drugs was analyzed by using FTIR Spectrum. Result: FTIR characterization shows the presence of some functional group such asAlcohol, Alkane, Silicon, Cyclopentanone, Conjucated alkane, Alkene, Amine, Tertiary alcohol, Fluoro compound, Halo compound, 1,2-disubstitutes where identified in Siddha herbal formulation “Chitrarathai chooranam”. If further research will be followed by the results based on this research work, it helps to utilize the medicinal effect of the siddha drug clinically in a safe manner. Conclusion: The instrumental analysis FTIR study for Chitrarathaichooranam shows the presence of functional groups through the stretch and bends which responsible for its functional activity. These findings will help for further preclinical and clinical studies in Chitrarathaichooranam.