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. 2020 Jul 17;11(3):261–269. doi: 10.1016/j.jaim.2020.05.005

Table 3.

Estimation of shelf-life of Polyherbal Bhallatakadi Ghrita (PHBG) formulations by accelerated stability study.

Sr. No. Physico-chemical Parameter PHBG-I
PHBG-II
PHBG-III
Graphical Results
10% Degradation Month at Which 10% Degradation Occur Graphical Results
10% Degradation Month at Which 10% Degradation Occur Graphical Results
10% Degradation Month at Which 10% Degradation Occur
Intercept Slope Intercept Slope Intercept Slope
1 pH 4.9 0.12 4.40 4.50 5.40 0.11 4.80 5.43 6.80 0.10 6.10 7.21
2 Viscosity (cp) 8673 108.3 7827.3 7.81 10,565 105.8 9531 9.77 9668 89.24 8721.90 10.60
3 Moisture Content (%) 27.08 0.46 29.85 5.74 12.87 0.15 14.12 9.05 18.60 0.15 20.45 12.32
4 Specific Gravity 0.91 0.03 0.83 3.39 0.99 0.02 0.90 4.60 0.92 0.02 0.83 4.21
5 Refractive Index 1.42 0.02 1.56 8.97 1.45 0.02 1.59 6.00 1.43 0.01 1.57 12.84
6 Acid Value 1.44 0.03 1.58 5.61 0.76 0.01 0.84 6.40 0.67 0.01 0.74 6.70
7 Saponification Value 172.2 4.6 190.5 3.6 206.2 6.8 228.8 2.8 147.2 2.2 162.7 6.3
8 Iodine Value 29.64 0.47 32.71 6.17 20.40 0.24 22.52 8.39 14.85 0.24 16.41 5.85
9 Peroxide Value 1.41 0.03 1.55 5.49 1.33 0.02 1.46 7.59 1.19 0.02 1.31 7.62
10 Reichert Meissl Value 21.06 0.36 18.86 6.06 22.32 0.24 20.04 9.59 24.09 0.28 21.62 8.98
11 Polenske Value 1.41 0.02 1.56 5.60 0.94 0.01 1.03 6.84 0.79 0.01 0.87 5.72
Mean PHBG-I 5.7203 PHBG-II 6.9523 PHBG-III 6.9523
Climate Zone I & II (Real Time Aging Factor 5) 28.60 [2.4 Years] 34.76 [2.9 Years] 45.98 [3.8 Years]
Climate Zone III & IV (Real Time Aging Factor 3.3) 18.88 [1.6 Years] 22.94 [1.9 Years] 30.35 [2.5 Years]

Where; PHBG-I- Polyherbal Bhallatakadi Ghrita, PHBG-II: Polyherbal Bhallatakadi Murcchita Ghrita, PHBG-III: Polyherbal Bhallatakadi Shata-Dhauta Ghrita.