HPTLC method development and quantification of marker compound eugenol in ayurvedic polyherbal formulations: Avipattikar churna

The popularity and acceptance of ayurveda drugs are increasing day by day worldwide due to their low cost and no side effects. Due to high demand of herbal raw materials for the manufacturing of different classical as well as phytoformulation there is scope for adulteration of original drugs with chemically or physically resemble raw drugs. Standardization process conforms the identity, quality and purity of herbal drugs, which can be done by different procedures and by using sophisticated techniques. HPTLC method has advantages over other techniques due to its suitability for herbal drugs, low cost, reproducibility and it is easy to operate as well. An HPTLC method has been developed for the quality testing of Avipattikar churna (AVC) and to discriminate any kind of alteration in drugs composition.