Standardization Of Asthiposhak Vati –A Ayurvedic Herbomineral Formulation

Abstract

Calcium is a vital micronutrient that is generally considered to affect bone health and human metabolism. Several people across the globe suffer from calcium deficiency due to poor calcium consumption and vitamin D inadequacy. Calcium insufficiency causes a disease such as osteoporosis, rickets, epilepsy, and anemia. There are several Ayurvedic and allopathic supplements that can be used to address this calcium insufficiency.

One of the herbal-mineral medications used frequently by Ayurvedic doctors to treat calcium deficiency is Asthiposhak Vati. Where "Asthi" refers to the bone and "Poshak" to nutrition It refers to a substance that provides the bones nutrition. As this is Herbo mineral formulation which contains many herbals as well as minerals. The chief ingredient of this formulation is Kukkutanda Bhasma (Egg Hen Shell) is one of the calcium‑rich mineral medicinal formulations mentioned in Ayurveda.It is included under Sudha Varga as it contains Calcium compound.

Lack of methods for standardization and quality control of raw materials and formulations, as well as safety and toxicity problems caused by the presence of heavy metals and minerals, are key barriers to the success of Ayurvedic medicines. Due to a lack of reference standards, standardization of Ayurvedic formulations is lagging behind. To achieve global harmonization, the WHO has established standards for evaluating the efficacy and safety of herbal medicines.

The objective of the current research was to establish a methodology for standardization of   Asthiposhak Vati and its raw materials. As per WHO guidelines, standardization was done using systematic Pharmacognostical and physicochemical characteristics. The set standards were considered to be adequate for evaluating the Asthiposhak Vati and can be utilized as reference standards for forward for quality control and quality assurance in future.