FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL COUGH SYRUP (TOLU BALSAM)

Prajakta Pawar and Kundan Tiwari*

ABSTRACT

According to WHO 20000 plant species are used as medicine throughout the world .India is bestowed with unique diversity in culture and natural vegetation exhibiting rich plant diversity. The tribal and rural communities use about 8000 species of wild plants as a traditional medicine. In Ayurveda more than 4000 plants are mentioned but some of the plants are till controversial .these traditional healers are using so many different plants .The attraction on Herbal Medicines and their use have been Expansion quickly in Recent Years. As medicinal plants is the richest source of bioactive compounds used in the Traditional medicine. The present research has been undertaken with for the development and evaluation of the herbal syrup containing Tolu Balsam (Columbian tolu). Tolu balsam of family-Leguminaceae is common shrub is mainly in South Africa. Its Annual Herb if with the strongres in. The Herbal Syrup was formulated by the Extraction of Tolu Balsam.

Keywords: Herbal Medicine, Leguminaceae, Tolu Balsam, Traditional Medicine.