Abstract

Traditional herbal medicines are getting significant attention in global health debates. In Siddha system of medicine using herbal related medicine predominantly. Standardization of all herbal drugs is needed to maintain the herbal quality. Kottai Karanthai Chooranam is a single herbal formulation which is selected by the author for standardisation. Aim and Objective of this study was to assess the quality of the drug Kottai Karanthai Chooranam by conducting physicochemical analysis, preliminary phytochemical analysis and other analytical techniques. The physicochemical analysis of the drug Kottai Karanthai Chooranam showed 4.033 ±2.801% of loss on drying at 1050 C, 2.867 ± 0.4509 % of total Ash content, 0.3933 ± 0.2501 of Acid Insoluble Ash, extract values of Alcohol & water is 20.33 ± 4.869 % & 9.33± 0.1153%. The drug was free of microbial contamination, heavy metals and pesticide were below deductible limits. The results obtained indicate that the drug is standard quality and can be used as reference standard in laying pharmacopoeia standard.