Formulation and Evaluation of Ginger Macerated Honey Base Herbal Cough Syrup

Abstract

Cough is one of the most common problem faced by all people. There are mainaly two types of cough one is dry cough and another one is wet cough. dry cough there is no mucous and secretion while in wet cough there is cough with mucous or secretion. Syrup is commonly used and popular dosage form which is used to cure cough and cold, because it having ease of patients compliance. Syrup contain Ginger macerated honey base and also Tulsi, liquorice, cardamom, fennel, adulsa, clove as an antitussive and expectorant. Quality of final herbal syrup was evaluated for pre formulation a post formulation parameter. Here by using honey base three batches were formulated having various concentration such as 35%, 40%, 45% w/v