Abstract

FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF POLYHERBAL CAPSULES FOR ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY

Anita Singh* and Anil Waldia

ABSTRACT

Normally, herbal products are known for their inherent property i.e. free from side effects, adverse effects and are economic, which will be beneficial for the people of many countries. Keeping this in the view herbal plants were selected. These plants are one of the traditional medicinal plants used for diabetes. The main aim of this research work was to formulate and evaluate capsule formulation of ethanolic extract. The most important challenges faced by herbal formulations are their lack of complete evaluation, but evaluation is necessary to ensure the quality and purity of the herbal products, hence capsule containing poly herbal ethanolic extracts were tested for various parameters. The evaluation parameters including uniformity of weight, disintegration time and other quality control tests such as in- vitro release studies.

Keywords: Hydro- Ethanolic extract, medicinal plants, quality control, In-vivo studies, In- vitro release, antidiabetic activity.