Standardization of Phytomarker for Determining Immunomodulatory Activities in Ocimum sanctum and Curcuma longa

Abstract-Medicinal plants have been used for centuriesandhavebecomepartofcomplementary medicine worldwide because of their health benefits. Some plants used directly in the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases or indirectly by stimulating the immune system. In recent years there is a great demand throughout the world to use herbal products in healthcare system. Plant materials and their products are becoming popular because of their widebiological activities. Standardization of herbal products is essential for their acceptance as remedies for various diseases and ailments. Marker based standardization is one of the widely accepted methods which is based on the analysis of phytochemical markers using HPTLC, HPLC etc.Identificationofmajoranduniquecompoundsinherbsasmarkersanddevelopment of analytical methodologies for monitoring them are the key steps involved in markerbasedstandardization.Markercompounds are chemically defined constituents of the herbal drug with or without therapeutic activity and can be used for the quality assurance of finished product. In nature, there are various medicinal plants which are used as immunomodulator agents. In this paper we standardize the phytomarkers of some selected plants which are very essential for our daily life.