Phytoconstituents Based Standardization of Two Most Well Known Classical Ayurvedic Arishta Preparations- “Arjunarishta and Dashamularishta”

Arishtas are one of the most important traditional Ayurvedic formulations claimed to be beneficial for various ailments. The present investigation evaluated two well known Arishtas available in the market, Arjunarishta [Parthadyarishta] and Dashamularishta with respect to various physico-chemical parameters, active phytochemical groups and microbiological quality parameters.  Additionally, a simple and rapid Thin Layer Chromatographic (TLC) fingerprinting was developed for both Arjunarishta and Dashamularishta for evaluation of quality as well as to check batch to batch consistency.