EVALUATION OF QUALITY STANDARDS OF SHANKAPUSHPI (CONVOLVULUS PLURICAULIS CHOISY) CHURNA

Introduction:API, Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India has set quality standards for herbs, minerals and their different dosage forms, which helps in assessing the purity and strength of selected drugs.Quality standards for Shankhapushpi (Convolvulus pluricaulis choisy) explained in API are for the whole plant.Shankhapushpi churna is a powder dosage form, for which no any quality standards are available till date.So, there is a need to assess quality parameters for Shankhapushpi churna, as it is used regularly for the management of various cognitive and behavioural disorders. Objective:To evaluate the quality control parameters of Shankapushpi churna.