Abstract Background: Wound healing is a major task in the field of surgery. Proper initial care will prevent infection and enhance healing. So it requires use of drug which is having Shodhana and opana property. Hence an attempt was made to prepare Panchavalkaladi Kashaya a novel polyherbomineral formulation which contains Vata, Udumber, Ashawatha, Parish, Plaksha, Kasisa, Tutta, and Spatika. Already it is proved fact that Panchavalkal is having the shodhana and ropana roperties and being frequently used in every speciality of Ayurveda. To enhance its properties, to increase stability of this compound and make readily available for the usage, we have added Kasisa, Tutta, and Spatika which possess shodhan, ropana and krimighna property. Aims and Objective: Development and phytochemical evaluation of Panchavalkaladi Kashaya. Methods and Material: It was subjected to phytochemical, physicochemical and TLC analysis in AYUSH approved Central Research Facility. Results: Kashaya showed presence of phytochemical constituents ie reducing sugar, hexose sugar, saponines, alkaloids, and tannins. TLC showed four Rf values in short wave and three R f values in long wave. Conclusions: It showed presence of total solids 11% and pH 4.25, tannins, alkaloids and saponins which may be act as vranaropana and shodhana clinically.
Keywords: Panchavalkala Kashaya; Panchavalkaladi Kashaya; Phytochemical Evaluation.