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Qualitative Assessment of Kayathirumeni - A Siddha Medicated Oil as a Remedy for Arthritic Pain

Hygeia.J.D.Med. 2016; 8 (2):19-28

DOI:10.15254/H.J.D.Med.8.2016.158

Shailaja Rajathurai¹ Madhumathi Sundararajan*² Sukanthan Subramanian¹

1. Arivan Tamizh, Maruthuvagam, Nammaazhwar Street, Paadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

2.East West Integrative Medicine Hospital and Research Institute, B-13 Mogappair industrial Estate, Mogappair,Chennai-600037,Tamil Nadu, India.

Received: 12 July 2016,
Revised: 10 September 2016
Accepted: 15 September 2016
Available online: 30 November 2016

Plan: Kayathirumeni is an important formulation of Siddha system of medicine used to treat various human disorders. Such as myalgia, Arthritic pain etc.
Preface: The present study aimed to set quality parameters in physico-chemical, Chromatography, Microbiology and Heavy metals for Kayathirumeni.
Methodology: Assays for ash, extractive value, phytochemical profile, Heavy metal assay.
Outcome: The finding obtained from the study might be used as standard values for Kayathirumeni.
Key words: Kayathirumeni, Varma oil, Thailam & chromatography

Article citation

Shailaja Rajathurai Madhumathi Sundararajan* Sukanthan Subramanian. Qualitative assessment of Kayathirumeni - a siddha medicated oil as a remedy for arthritic pain. Hygeia.J.D.Med 2016; 8(2):19-28. Available from http://www.hygeiajournal.com , DOI: 10.15254/H.J.D.Med.8.2016.158