Standardisation of Yogaraja guggulu — An Ayurvedic polyherbal formulation

Abstract

Standardisation of the Ayurvedic medicine, Yogaraja guggulu has been achieved by following modern scientific quality control procedures both for the raw material and the finished product. The obtained values/ranges of physical and chemical parameters can be adopted to lay down new pharmacopoeial standards to be followed for traditional preparation of Yogaraja guggulu with batch-to-batch consistency. The phytochemical constituents found to be present in the raw material used for the preparation of Yogaraja guggulu possibly facilitate the desirable therapeutic efficacy of the medicinal formulation as a whole in ailments, and also could help in knowing the underlying mechanisms of pharmacological action.