A PHARMACEUTICO ANALYTICAL STUDY OF TILANALA KSHARASUTRA
Kshara kalpana (Alkali preparations) is an alkaline herbo-mineral formulation widely used in Ayurvedic Pharmaceutico-therapeutics. Since Ksharasutra has been used widely in Ayurvedic clinical practice spe-cially in Ano rectal pathological conditions. Though Apamarga is most widely used seasonal plant for the preparation of Ksharasutra which is the standard one, the drugs used for the preparation of such standard Kalpana need not to be limited to certain drugs hence in the present study Tilanala has been selected. Aim and objective: The main aim of the study was preparation of Tilanala Ksharasutra as per the classics and physico chemical analysis of Tilanala Ksharasutra. Materials and Methods: Tilanala Ksharasutra was prepared by 11 coatings of Snuhi Ksheera, 7 coatings of Tilanala Kshara, 3 coatings of Haridra Churna and which were kept under UV light for the purpose of sterilization later it was stored in airtight glass tubes and labelled. The physico chemical analysis of Plain Barbour’s surgical thread, Tilanala Ksharasurtra and Tilanla Kshara were done. Results: pH of Tilanala Ksharasutra is 9.65(+/-)0.10 and percentage of sodi-um, potassium, curcumin, turmeric, euphol and total alkalis present in Tilanala Ksharasutra are 2.04%, 21.79%, 0.039%, 3.06%, 2.25%, 22.64% respectively. Discussion and Conclusion: Tilanla Ksharasutra is not only indicated in Fistula-in-ano but also indicated in Pilonoidal sinus, haemorrhoid etc., To gain the ac-ceptance of the treatment at the global level present study was focused on standard operative procedure i.e., pharmaceutical and analytical study and exploring other drugs for the preparation of such magical Kalpana i.e., Ksharasutra.