Ayurvedic Oils

Ancient Science of Life Vol.
No 17(4) April 1998 pages 280 - 283
STANDARDISATION OF AYURVEDIC OILS

P.T.A. HEPSIBAH, N.B.R. PRASAD AND P. SANJEEV KUMAR
Drug Standardisation Unit, Ayurveda Research Institute, Poojappura, Trivandrum – 695 012,
Kerala
Received: 23 March, 1996 Accepted: 3 December, 1996

ABSTRACT: In the present study we report some physico-chemical standards for Karpooradi
taila which is a medicated oil used for the treatment of “Varrthavikaram”. The physico-
chemical standards and the Thin Layer chromatographic pattern can be used as a finger print
standard for karpooradi taila.
INTRODUCTION
The physico-chemical standards available 1. The preparation of a standard sample of

for the standardization of Ayurvedic tailas Karpooradi Taila as per the
are insufficient. The analytical values pharmacopoeia of the Ayurveda College,
available in the pharmacopoeial standards Thiruvananthapuram. The samples are
for ayurvedic formulations are not finger prepared under the supervision of Dr. S.
print standards for each taila. We have Vijayalakshmi research officer
already fixed some finger print standards for (Ayurveda) of our unit. The details of
Pinda taila, Murivenna and Hemajeevanti the ingredients of Karpooradi taila are
taila 1&2. The single drugs used in given in Table I.
Karpooradi taila are Trachyspermum ammi
and Cinnamomum camphorum. 2. Recording preliminary parameters like
Trachyspermum ammi fruits yield 4.6% of colour, smell, appearance, specific
an essential oil containing 45-55% thymol3. gravity, saponification value and iodine
Thymol is the active principle of value, The results are given in able2.
Trachyspermum ammi4. The detection of
these two drugs in Karpooradi taila by 3. Separating the unsaponifiable matter
T.L.C. using different solvent systems is our from the oil by refluxing 2gms of oil
present study. with 25ml of alcoholic KOH for 2 hours,
the alcohol was distilled off, the residue
MATERIALS AND METHODS dissolved in distilled water, extracted
with ether and the ether solubles were
Botanically and pharmacog-nostically pure taken from this residue.
and authentic ingredients were used in the
preparation of Karpooradi taila. Karpooradi 4. Karpooradi taila is dissolved in pet ether
taila was prepared using the following two and extracted with 1% NaOH.
medicinal plants. 1. Trachyspermum ammi
(Ajowan), 2. Cinnamomum camphorum The alkali portion was acidified with dilute
(Camphor). The method consists of four HCI and extracted with ether and compared
steps. with thymol standard using thin layer
chromatography. The solvent system used
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was [Dichloromethane; ethyl acctate: diethyl the T.L.C. study of the tailas as such did not
amine] in the ration 90: 5:5 and spraying give clear separation of compounds, the
with anisaldehyde sprang reagent (0.5ml T.L.C studies of the unsaponifiables of the
Ansaldehyde = 1 ml conc. Sulphuric acid, taila was tried. The Rf values of the spots
added to 50ml of acetic acid). The thymol are given in table 3.
standard was dissolved in alcohol. The
camphor was dissolved in petroleum ether. The spot obtained for thymol isolated from
karpooradi taila was identical with the
RESULT AND DISCUSSION standard thymol after spraying with
anisaldehyde spraying reagent. The spot
From the standardization point of view, the obtained in U.V, and in iodine vapour for
analytical values of Karpooradi taila with camphor in the unsaponifiable of taila was
the values of coconut oil (which is used as a identical with the camphor.
base in prepating these tailas) given in able
2, can be used as preliminary reference Thus the presence or absence of
standards for market samples of these tailas. Trachyspermum ammi and Cinnamomum
camphorum can be detected n Karpooradi
Since these values are mostly related to the taila using T.L.C the quantitative estimation
purity of the coconut oil, the T.L.C. studies of thymol and camphor which in turn
of the tailas were considered more useful to corresponds to the amount of T. ammi, and
find the presence of the various chemical C. camphorum can be done using
compounds of the plans used in the tailas, colorimetric methods. That will be done and
either in their native from or as artifacts. As published in future.
Table 1
INGREDIENTS OF KARPOORADI TAILA
Sl.No Ingredients Sanskrit Name Quantity

1. Trachyspermum ammi Ajamoda 600 gm
2. Cinnamomum camphorum Karpooram 120gm
3. Cocount oil 1litre
Table II
ANALYTICAL VALUES OF KARPOORADI TAILA
Sl.No Parameters Karpooradi Taila Coconut oil

1 Colour Green Colourless
2 Smell Characteristic smell Characteristic smell
3 Appearance Viscous Viscous
4 Touch Oily Oily
5 Clarity Clear Clear
6 Specific gravity 0.93 0.92
7 Acid value mg/gm 2.95 1.67
8 Saponfication value 274.3 291.6
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mg/gm
9 Iodine value gm/100gm 11.16 9.12
Table 3
Rf values of spots
Samples spotted Rf value (observed in U.V) Rf value (After spraying with

anisaldehyde spraying
Reagent)
Thymol separated from - 0.75 (Pink Spot)
Karpooradi taila
Thymol Standard - 0.76 (Pink Spot)
Unsap. Of Karpooradi taila 0.86 (Blue fluorescent -
spot)
Karpooram standard 0.86 (Blue fluorescent -
spot)
Solvent system
Dichloromthae: Acetate: Diethylamine – 90:5:5
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1. Hepsibah. P.T.A. Rosamma, M.P. and Sanjeev Kumar, P. Standardisation of Murivenna and
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2. Hepsibah. P.T.A. Rosamma, M.P. and Sanjeev Kumar, P. Standardisation of Ayurvedic Drug
– Pinda taila. Proceedings of the sixth kerala science congress, 1994. Thiruvanathapuram pp
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3. Glossary of Indian Medicinal plants, Council of scientific and industrial research, New Delhi,
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4. The Wealth of India Vol.2. pp. 176, and the Wealth of India Vol. 10 pp 270.
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Ancient Science of Life Vol.

No 17(4) April 1998 pages 280 - 283

STANDARDISATION OF AYURVEDIC OILS

Received: 23 March, 1996 Accepted: 3 December, 1996

The physico-chemical standards available 1. The preparation of a standard sample of

Sl.No Ingredients Sanskrit Name Quantity

2. Cinnamomum camphorum Karpooram 120gm

3. Cocount oil 1litre

Sl.No Parameters Karpooradi Taila Coconut oil

Samples spotted Rf value (observed in U.V) Rf value (After spraying with

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