Abstract:
In this present investigation, drug standardization studies are undertaken for quality
assurance of a homoeopathic drug Aquilegia vulgaris. In Homoeopathy, it has been reported to
have clinical indications for clavus hystericus and globus hystericus in women, sleeplessness and
dysmenorrhoea. To establish the drug in the system, the standardization studies are mandatory
and the useful parts of the plant drug are analyzed according to the standards of Homoeopathic
Pharmacopoeia of India. The pharmacognostic and physico-chemical studies of the leaf and petiole
are undertaken in present study. The diagnostic macro and microscopical characters of leaf and
petiole, moisture content, ash and extractive values of crude drug are presented. The formulation of
mother tincture is given. Thin layer chromatography (TLC) and Ultraviolet (UV) spectrometry are
also undertaken for setting the pharmacopoeial standards of the drug.
