©IJRPB www.ijrpb.org 11 Phytochemical and Physico-Chemical Analysis of Siddha

Abstract: Phytochemical and physicochemical analysis of the polyherbal siddha preparation ‘Magizham pattai chooranam’, being used as aphrodisiac drug. The powder of this formulation was subjected to physico-chemical study such as ash value (total ash 8.48%, acid insoluble ash 0.92%, water soluble ash 4.78%) water soluble extractive (11.25%), Alcohol soluble extractive (3.5%), moisture content 9.74%, behavior of powder with different reagent and fluorescence analysis. Preliminary phytochemical screening of the extracts showed the presence of alkaloid, carbohydrate, glycoside, saponins, triterpenoids, flavonoids & fatty acids. Heavy metals of lead, cadmium, mercury, arsenic and volatile oil are observed in BDL