Methodical Analysis of an Absolute Efficacious Ayurveda Medicine-- Amruthotharam

Abstract

Amruthotharam/Amrutottaram Kashayam is one of such preparation which takes care of metabolic disorder through inflammation. The formulation composed of three ingredients-- Tinospora cordifolia, Terminalia chebula and Zingiber officinale. Amrutottaram acts by treating indigestion and neutralization of AMA, thereby helps reduce inflammation and fever by virtue of its immune-modulatory function providing ingredients. The antiinflammatory properties prove to be significant in an array of pathologies like fevers, swelling, systemic inflammation or local inflammations, painful pathologies associated with muscular stiffness, neurogenic pain and thereby useful in any pathology pertaining to any system. The metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors that together enhance chance of developing cardiovascular disease. The dried drugs were extracted separately by soxhlet extraction process. The present work involved the detailed study of drugs in dried form which can be used in routine analysis of drug. As, the formulation contains Terminalia chebula in major amount, gallic acid was considered as marker compound. The formulation was quantified for the content of gallic acid by HPLC method.