Development and Evaluation of Traditional Pinda Taila Loaded Gel Formulation

Abstract

The Indian system of Medicine; the Science of life, originated in the Vedictimes of India, emphasizes on preventing the disease and maintaining the health. Sneha Kalpana, an Ayurvedicdosage form includes products of medicated taila and ghee, widely used internally as well as externally to treat various disorders. Pinda taila, herbal medicated oil intended for vatarakta(gout) and daha(burning sensation) in Ayurvedicsystem of medicine. It is applied topically in the form of Abhyanga. The name Pinda tailais because of pinda(semisolid) like appearance of final kalpna. The viscous appearance is marked by the presence of Sarja rasaand Madhucchishta. The dravyas present in the Pinda tailapacify the vitiated vatadoshaand rakta. Vatarakta, a painful condition, is a disorder where vatais vitiated by raktaor vice-versa. The symptoms include ruk (pain), daha (burning sensation), toda (pricking pain) and shotha (inflammation) and managed with both internal and external chikitsas using gutika, niruha, lepaand sneha kalpna. In Ayurveda, Taila kalpana are included in Sneha Kalpana. In ancient literature there is immense description regarding manufacture of Sneha kalpana (ghrta andtaila kalpanas) The Nomenclature of Sneha Kalpanais sum of two words Sneha and kalpana ; where Sneha means ‘fat’ and kalpanameans ‘pharmaceutical process of medicaments’. 63 medicated tailaspreparations are listed in official “Ayurvedic Formulary of India”. The present work aimed to develop a patient compliant gel preparation of Pinda tailaas a substituteofoil for external application and its evaluation