Development of spectrophotometric fingerprinting method for Talisadi Churna

Abstract

Selective and efficient analytical methods are required not only for quality assurance but also for authentication of herbal formulations. A simple, rapid and validated fingerprint method has developed for estimation of piperine in ‘Talisadi churna’, a well known herbal formulation in India. The estimation was carried out in two laboratory batches and three marketed formulation by an ultraviolet spectrophotometric method at 342.8 nm.