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Analysis of a polyherbal galactagogue Batrisu vasanu, an indigenous Indian ethnomedicine

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Title Analysis of a polyherbal galactagogue Batrisu vasanu, an indigenous Indian ethnomedicine
 
Creator Charola, Sanket
Tadvi, Bhavesh
Albert, Susy
Suresh, B.
Nair, Sirimavo
 
Subject Batrisu vasanu
Ethnomedicine
Galactagogue
Gokshura
Lactation
Postpartum care
 
Description 610-616
Batrisu vasanu, katlu or battisa is an ethnobotanically popular polyherbal galactagogue and postpartum remedy in western
India. It is only traditionally practised and is not reported scientifically. This study was focused on qualitative analysis of the
ingredients added and their variations among marketed Batrisu vasanu products. Samples were collected in Gujarat (India) and
from the ingredients mentioned on the pack, their botanical details were analysed using Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India –
Part I. Relative frequency of citation (RFC), number of herbs shared (Nh) by samples, and Jaccard coefficient was calculated to
find the consistency in ingredient. A Cluster dendrogram was prepared to show diversity in sample ingredients. The
composition of 16 collected samples showed 24.5±6.33 herbs per sample with a range of 26 herbs. Total 69 medicinal herbs of
64 species, from 58 genera belonging to 38 diverse plant families were reported. Gokshura was the only common herb present
among all the samples. Further, Nh of 12.80±4.62 and average Jaccard coefficient of 0.35 suggests very poor similarity of
samples. It is concluded that samples were added with diverse types of herbs, and were having a highly inconsistent polyherbal
composition. These findings raise serious concerns about the quality of this ethnomedicinal product.
 
Date 2022-02-15T09:53:06Z
2022-02-15T09:53:06Z
2021-12
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0976-0512 (Online); 0976-0504 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/59165
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJNPR Vol.12(4) [December 2021]