Antimicrobial Activity of Tutthakadya Malahara- In Vitro Study

Abstract

Bhaishjya Kalpana is a field of Ayurved that deals with the pharmaceutical preparation of medicinal formulations. There are various types of formulations mentioned in Ayurvedic texts for the purpose of external application like Lepa, Upanaha, Pradeha, etc. Tutthakadya Malahara, one of such drugs, useful in the treatment of Vrana. Though, it is indicated in skin diseases; its Malahara form was found in classical text ‘Rastarangini’ as indicated in Vranashodhana and Vranaropana, but evidences of its use can be obtained through traditional practices. Analytical study of a drug helps to interpret the possible physical and chemical changes occurring during various pharmaceutical processing of the material.