STANDARDIZATION OF PRANAH CAPSULE AS A HEALTH SUPPLEMENT WITH ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY
*Dr. Haritha, Dr. Anu Joy, Smitha Francis and Sandhya V. R.
ABSTRACT
‘Ahara’ comes under one of the ‘Thrayopasthambhas’. Consuming ‘Satmyaaharas’ will make a person healthy, both mentally and physically. Nowadays the society gives equal importance to health supplements also. The Pranah capsule is an Ayurvedic proprietary medicine formulated by SITARAM AYURVEDA (P) LTD as a health supplement. It is a 500 mg capsule, with a combination of Amla (Gooseberry), Ashwagandha (Indian winter cherry), and Yashtimadhu (Liquorice). To standardize the capsule formulation, phytochemical analysis, physicochemical analysis, antioxidant activity & TLC were conducted. TLC provides the presence of active ingredients in Pranah capsule which shows the same as Amla (Gooseberry), Ashwagandha (Indian winter cherry), and Yashtimadhu (Licorice). Phytochemical analysis showed the presence of components like tannins, coumarins, carbohydrates, sugars, alkaloids, ketoses etc. DPPH assay confirmed the antioxidant activity of Amla, Ashwagandha, and Yashtimadhu in Pranah capsule. Thus it is presumed that Pranah capsule can act as a good antioxidant health supplement which helps in the rejuvenating and immune booster.
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