A Review Article on Formulation And Evaluation of Herbal Cough Syrup

Abstract

The majority of oral Ayurvedic formulations are for liquid dose forms of drugs or medicinal combinations. Oral Ayurvedic formulations are mostly administered by mouth. Herbal goods must, nevertheless, meet all legal standards for quality, including stability testing. Since herbal syrup is easy for patients to take, it is a widely used and well-liked dosage form for treating fever, cough, and colds. The prepared herbal syrup in this study contains ginger macerated in a honey basis, along with other ingredients that are used as expectorants and antipyretics, such as tulsi, licorice, neem, amla, cinchona, fennel, peppermint, turmeric, brahmi, and clove. Density, specific gravity, pH, and other organoleptic properties were among the pre- and post-formulation criteria used to assess the final herbal syrup's quality. The final herbal syrup's stability research revealed that, over the course of 24 hours, no changes were seen in any of the physiochemical parameters that were studied, nor in the turbidity or homogeneity