Herbal Extrudates: A Compact Dietary Supplements
Saripadiya Nimesh D
Dr. D. Y. Patil college of pharmacy, Akurdi, Pune-411044
Since
ancient times, plants, especially herbs have been used for their medicinal
properties by us humans. This practice of using plants for their medicinal
property gave rise to the science of Ayurveda. These herbs not only have
medicinal value but are also used as dietary supplements. Today such
supplements are widely accepted and used by people all over the world. There
are various types of dietary supplements available in the market today.
However, this formulation is innovative and unique. It is a dietary supplement
which is suitable for all ages (except infants) and especially palatable for
children. It can be taken anytime and is also rich in vitamins and minerals. It
is a herbal extrudate made up of different herbs. The herbs were selected on
the basis of availability which includes spinach, turmeric, ginger, liquorice
etc. The extrudates contain equal amounts of herbs. A moist mixture is prepared
using suitable vehicle (water). The moist mixture upon passing through an
extruder forms extrudates which are then dried and packed. The extrudates were
studied for their physico-chemical properties. And hence, the results were
interpreted accordingly which were found to be significant.
Keyword: Vitamins, liquorice,
turmeric, ginger