Preparation, Pharmaceutical and Analytical study of Dhatryavaleha – A Review

Abstract

Avaleha is a semisolid form of medicine and is commonly used in all age group. Compared to Asava, Arishta, and Churnas. Pandu is well explained disease which is equivalent with Anemia. Iron deficiency is currently the most widespread micronutrient deficiency and affects nearly 1.5 billion people globally. Infants, preschool children’s, adolescents are at greatest risk of iron deficiency and its resultant anemia. For the treatment of Pandu Roga several herbal and herbo mineral preparations are mentioned in Ayurvedic texts. Aacharya charaka mentions Dhatryavaleha in Pandu roga chikitsa adhyaya. It is an herbal formulation Among the ingridents of Dhatryavaleha, Amalaki is the major component & it is having predominately Amla rasa (sour taste), it is Vayasthapaka(anti ageing) and Rasayana drug ,it may increase healthy status of the tissues. In ayurveda system of medicine, many studies state assuring results on the long term management of Pandu. But be constrained to have more clarity in ayurvedic management of Iron deficiency anemia in children with respect to selection of appropriate medicine and mode of administration. The present study is to study the preparation and analytical parameters of Dhatryavaleha. The preparation of Dhatryavaleha done by using sharakara paka, choornas of drugs and amalaki swarasa. The analytical study shows results like organoleptic characters of Dhatryavaleha are dark brown color, characteristic odour and sweet,sour after taste, pH 3.69, fat content 4%, solid content 90.0, total sugar 40.91,reducing sugar 8.18,Non reducing sugar 32.73,total ash 2.56, acid insoluble ash 0.64 are identified.