Formulation Evaluation and Comparative Study of Antitussive Tablet with Marketed Formulation

In the last few years there has been an exponential growth in the field of herbal medicine and these drugs are gaining popularity both in developing and developed countries because of their natural origin and less side effects. The role of traditional medicines in the solution of health problems is invaluable on a global level. India is the largest producer of medicinal herbs and is called as botanical garden of the world. The problem emerging from the treatment of cough during many types of respiratory diseases by conventional opioid antitussive agents, such as codeine and codeine like compounds. Medicinal plants are potential source of substances with high antitussive efficiency with minimal unwanted effects. Resent trends of modern phytotherapy include specification of active substances responsible for therapeutic effect as well as their quantification in the healing drugs, which enables the treatment rationalization, especially the dosing and pursuing of adverse effects. Such type of herbal plant is used as antitussive and their active compound with their cough-suppressing activity. The current review focuses on herbal drug preparations and plants used in the treatment of cough, pain. The use of Ayurvedic medicines is common in both adults and children and is increasing in many areas of the world Cough remain as untreated and symptoms of multiple disease. Cough remains a serious unmet clinical problem, both as a symptom of a range of other conditions such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, gastro oesophageal reflux, and as a problem in its own right in patients with chronic cough of unknown origin. Coughs are classified further accordingly which are depending upon factors such as signs and symptoms, duration, type, character, etc. A large number of ethnic plants such as ginger, cinnamon, tulsi etc. are used traditionally to cure pyrexia in India and other parts of the world. Plant based drugs are used as therapeutic agents or their chief constituent separated by chemical processes which are employed as medicines. Tulsi leaves be beneficial in relieving fever, cough and cold symptoms due to anti-inflammatory, antitussive, antipyretic, properties. Ginger used for thousands of years for the treatment of cough.