Abstract

FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF BEETROOT AND AMLA BASED NUTRACEUTICAL TABLETS

Aditi Sharma*, Prof. (Dr.) Pankaj Kumar Sharma, Prof. (Dr.) Jaya Sharma, Prof. Ms. Shashi Bhandari

ABSTRACT

This study involved the formulation and evaluation of nutraceutical tablets containing beetroot and amla. Beetroot and amla are known for their nutritional and health-promoting properties because of natural phytoconstituents, vitamins, minerals, and bioactive compounds. The objective of the work was to develop a simple herbal nutraceutical tablet formulation and evaluate its basic pharmaceutical properties. Beetroot powder, amla powder, starch, ascorbic acid, and other additives are used in the formulation, and these tablets were made by the hand-rolling formula after proper blending and wet mass formation. The prepared tablets were evaluated for organoleptic characteristics, weight variation, hardness, and friability. The tablet shows an acceptable appearance, smooth surface, satisfactory hardness, uniform thickness, and acceptable friability values. The average weight of the tablet was 500.2mg,  the hardness was 4.34 kg/cm2, and the friability was 0.76%. The result is that the nutraceutical tablet manufacture is likely to have acceptable pharmaceutical characteristics and may serve as a potential herbal nutraceutical formulation.

Keywords: Beetroot, Amla, Nutraceutical tablets, Herbal formulation, Tablet evaluation, Herbal nutraceuticals.