Herbomineral Formulations - A Review

Authors(4) :-Rohan R.Vakhariya, Omprasad Nikal, Archana R Dhole, C.S Magdum

Ayurveda has earth-shattering in audience of worldwide on virtue of its holistic approach of life and its fewer side effects. Ayurvedic herbal and herbo-mineral preparations are used for the treatment of chronic and degenerative diseases without any side-effect. Herbo mineral formulation uses the metals and minerals for chronic disorders in different combinations, dosage forms and at various levels of purities. Hence it is very essential to prepare it in a proper way. As per the reported data, there are so many herbo-mineral formulations available in market which is useful in anaemia, diabetes, cancer, liver diseases, skin diseases etc. This review is an attempt to emphasis on the benefits and problems associated with it.

Authors and Affiliations

Rohan R.Vakhariya
Rajarambapu College of Pharmacy, Kasegaon, Tal-Walwa Dist, Sangli, Maharashtra, India
Omprasad Nikal
Rajarambapu College of Pharmacy, Kasegaon, Tal-Walwa Dist, Sangli, Maharashtra, India
Archana R Dhole
Rajarambapu College of Pharmacy, Kasegaon, Tal-Walwa Dist, Sangli, Maharashtra, India
C.S Magdum
Rajarambapu College of Pharmacy, Kasegaon, Tal-Walwa Dist, Sangli, Maharashtra, India

Cumulative toxicity, Ayurveda, Bhasma, Heavy metals, Herbo-mineral,

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Published in : Volume 1 | Issue 3 | July-August 2015
Date of Publication : 2015-08-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 161-169
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Rohan R.Vakhariya, Omprasad Nikal, Archana R Dhole, C.S Magdum, " Herbomineral Formulations - A Review", International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Volume 1, Issue 3, pp.161-169, July-August-2015.
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