Table 2.
Physico-chemical evaluation of Polyherbal Bhallatakadi Ghrita (PHBG) formulations during accelerated stability study.
| Sr.No. | ↓ Parameter Month → |
PHBG-I |
PHBG-II |
PHBG-III |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1 | pH | 4.9 ± 0.06 | 4.8 ± 0.09 | 4.5 ± 0.1 | 4.20 ± 0.1 | 5.4 ± 0.1 | 5.4 ± 0.1 | 5.1 ± 0.1 | 4.8 ± 0.1 | 6.8 ± 0.1 | 6.8 ± 0.1 | 6.5 ± 0.1 | 6.2 ± 0.1 |
| 2 | Viscosity (cp) | 8697 ± 57.4 | 8565 ± 64.8 | 8301 ± 72.5 | 8047 ± 82.4 | 10,590 ± 101.3 | 10,447 ± 98.4 | 10,218 ± 99.1 | 9947 ± 37.9 | 9691 ± 41 | 9564 ± 52.2 | 9377 ± 27.3 | 9146 ± 73.7 |
| 3 | Moisture Content (%) | 27.14 ± 1.1 | 27.46 ± 1.2 | 28.47 ± 2.1 | 29.86 ± 1.8 | 12.84 ± 0.6 | 13.01 ± 0.7 | 13.36 ± 1.1 | 13.71 ± 0.9 | 18.59 ± 1.1 | 18.74 ± 1.1 | 19.11 ± 1.3 | 19.49 ± 1.5 |
| 4 | Specific Gravity | 0.92 ± 0.03 | 0.89 ± 0.08 | 0.83 ± 0.09 | 0.77 ± 0.07 | 1.00 ± 0.09 | 0.97 ± 0.05 | 0.92 ± 0.07 | 0.87 ± 0.06 | 0.92 ± 0.09 | 0.90 ± 0.08 | 0.85 ± 0.07 | 0.79 ± 0.06 |
| 5 | Refractive Index | 1.42 ± 0.01 | 1.43 ± 0.01 | 1.47 ± 0.01 | 1.51 ± 0.01 | 1.45 ± 0.01 | 1.47 ± 0.01 | 1.52 ± 0.01 | 1.59 ± 0.02 | 1.43 ± 0.01 | 1.44 ± 0.02 | 1.47 ± 0.02 | 1.50 ± 0.01 |
| 6 | Acid Value | 1.44 ± 0.07 | 1.46 ± 0.09 | 1.52 ± 0.08 | 1.59 ± 0.07 | 0.76 ± 0.01 | 0.77 ± 0.01 | 0.80 ± 0.02 | 0.83 ± 0.01 | 0.67 ± 0.02 | 0.68 ± 0.01 | 0.70 ± 0.01 | 0.73 ± 0.02 |
| 7 | Saponification Value | 173.2 ± 17.3 | 175.0 ± 7.5 | 186.7 ± 11.2 | 199.5 ± 21.6 | 208.0 ± 127.3 | 210.4 ± 120.1 | 227.6 ± 117.9 | 247.1 ± 25.3 | 147.9 ± 7.9 | 148.5 ± 9.1 | 154.1 ± 18.3 | 160.6 ± 122.8 |
| 8 | Iodine Value | 29.74 ± 4.3 | 29.98 ± 2.4 | 31.06 ± 2.2 | 32.45 ± 1.8 | 20.47 ± 2.9 | 20.53 ± 2.2 | 21.16 ± 1.4 | 21.81 ± 1.1 | 14.92 ± 1.3 | 14.99 ± 1.2 | 15.61 ± 1.3 | 16.31 ± 2 |
| 9 | Peroxide Value | 1.41 ± 0.02 | 1.43 ± 0.06 | 1.49 ± 0.12 | 1.56 ± 0.11 | 1.33 ± 0.07 | 1.34 ± 0.17 | 1.39 ± 0.11 | 1.43 ± 0.13 | 1.19 ± 0.10 | 1.20 ± 0.12 | 1.24 ± 0.11 | 1.28 ± 0.13 |
| 10 | Reichert Meissl Value | 20.95 ± 1.02 | 20.83 ± 1.11 | 19.95 ± 0.9 | 18.86 ± 1.17 | 22.27 ± 1.23 | 22.18 ± 1.04 | 21.55 ± 1.11 | 20.91 ± 1.19 | 24.02 ± 0.8 | 23.94 ± 1.14 | 23.21 ± 1.21 | 22.45 ± 1.11 |
| 11 | Polenske Value | 1.42 ± 0.12 | 1.43 ± 0.11 | 1.49 ± 0.15 | 1.56 ± 0.11 | 0.94 ± 0.07 | 0.95 ± 0.05 | 0.99 ± 0.02 | 1.02 ± 0.11 | 0.79 ± 0.01 | 0.80 ± 0.08 | 0.83 ± 0.07 | 0.87 ± 0.05 |
Where; PHBG-I- Polyherbal Bhallatakadi Ghrita Formulation, PHBG-II: Polyherbal BhallatakadiMurcchita Ghrita, PHBG-III: Polyherbal BhallatakadiShata-Dhauta Ghrita.
All values are mean of three independent repeated experiments and expressed as Mean ± S.D.