Abstract

Shatavari is the most commonly used Ayurvedic herb. Its therapeutic properties are described broadly in Traditional medicinal systems such as Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani. It's advised both as a typical tonic or a female reproductive tonic. Medicinal plants are good sources of chemical substances like Terpenoids, Phenols, Steroids, Flavonoids, Tannins, and Aromatic Compounds which are widely used in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and food industries. These chemical substances are commonly known as secondary plant metabolites (e.g., specialized products). Opportunity to develop new products presenting few side effects and economic. The name Shatawari means “curer of a hundred diseases” (shat: “hundred”; variety: “curer”). In Ayurveda, classics refer to shelf life as 'Saveeryataavadhi’, which is necessary for physiological and biochemical responses, as well as the secondary metabolic process. Secondary metabolites (SMs) are useful for assessing the quality of therapeutic ingredients. In order to authenticate and develop the standards for this popular single drug WHO guidelines will follow; provided by CCRAS. For the standardization of this drug pharmacognostical and phytochemical parameters will be carried out such as microscopic, extract macroscopy, Protein, sugar, tannins, foreign matter, moisture content, ash value, HPTLC, etc. The standardization of herbal drugs and their bio- constituents are of paramount importance in justifying their acceptability by modern scientific methods.

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