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CONCEPT OF SHODHANA (DETOXIFICATION) PROCESS AND ITS EFFECTS ON TOXIC HERBAL PLANT LANGALI (GLORIOSA SUPERBA LINN.)

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Sangita K. Patel1*, Dr. Hitesh A. Patel2
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.si5a.0579

Abstract

An ayurveda suggest that the use of natural drugs obtained from plants, animals, and mineral origin, it can be divided under poisonous and nonpoisonous category.The some herbal drugs possess unwanted impurities and toxic substances which can lead to harmful health problems. As per many scientists all medicinal plants are not safe it contain many toxic and harmful phytoconstituents. Sodhana is the purification process use to convert poisonous drug into nonpoisonous ones. Hence, the process involves purification as well as reduction in the levels of toxic principles and some impurities. Herean attempt traditional and conventional shodhana process uses for purification of the langali (Gloriosa superb linn.) to enhance therapeutic effects. Preliminary physicochemical parameters was applied for evaluation of ashodhita and all shodhita samples, the results showed that the reduction of toxic principle and impurities after shodhana.

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