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Ashwagandha is the herb used for rejuvenation of whole body and shows immunomodulatory, adaptogenic and several other activities. Ghrita is one of the Ayurvedic drugs that contain ghee as the base to dissolve or extract or hold the active therapeutic principles from the ingredients.
Here in this study Ashwagandha ghrita was prepared and processed seven times to get Saptaavarthita Ashwagandha ghrita. The physico-chemical analysis of ashwagandha ghrita and each avarthitaghrita sample was done. By repeated processing of the same ghrita the final product gets potentified and useful for therapeutic purposes. To standardize the preparation TLC of Ashwagandha ghrita and Saptaavarthita Ashwagandha ghrita was carried out and details of its preparation and its physico chemical analysis has been discussed in this study.
Key words: Immunomodulatory, Avarthana, Physico-chemical analysis, TLC