%0 Journal Article
%T Physicochemical Screening and Shelf Life Evaluation of Ku£¿kum¨¡di Gh£¿ta Prepared using Kesara and N¨¡gakesara
%A Amee Amrutia
%A B. J. Patgiri
%A Pradeep Kumar Prajapati
%A Rohit Sharma
%J Archive of "Ancient Science of Life".
%D 2017
%R 10.4103/asl.ASL_49_15
%X Ku£¿kum¨¡di Gh£¿ta (KG) is an Ayurvedic formulation commonly recommended in skin disorders, especially Mukhad¨±£¿ik¨¡ (Acne vulgaris). Kesara (stigma of Crocus sativus Linn.) is a prime ingredient in the formulation. However, due to high cost and increased adulteration in Kesara, ¡®N¨¡gakesara¡¯ (Mesua ferrea Linn.) is suggested by Ayurvedic experts as a substitute. N¨¡gakesara is relatively lower in cost and possesses similar therapeutic attributes to that of Kesara. Recent studies have established standard manufacturing procedures and clinical efficacies of Kesarayukta (with Kesara) Ku£¿kum¨¡di Gh£¿ta (KKG) and N¨¡gakesara yukta (with N¨¡gakesara) Ku£¿kum¨¡di Gh£¿ta (NKG) in Mukhad¨±£¿ik¨¡. In spite of wide utility of KG in Ayurvedic practice, no published work on its shelf life is available so far
%K Kesara
%K Ku£¿kum¨¡di Gh£¿ta
%K N¨¡gakesar
%K physicochemical
%K rancidity
%K shelf life
%K stability
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5566823/