Thesis on the Chemical Constituents and Hypoglycemic and Other Pharmacological Properties Of “Gurmar Capsule”, An Antidiabetic Unani Formulation Of Harmdard
Gurmar capsule is a new polyherbal Unani formulation, developed by the Research and Development (R&D) Department of Hamdard Laboratories (waqf) Bangladesh for the management and treatment of diabetes. The present study was designed to investigate the phytochemical constituents, cytotoxic, analgesic, neuropharmacological and hypoglycemic properties of the Gurmar capsule. In order to determine the chemical constituents of the formulation the phytochemical study was done by conducting preliminary phytochemical group tests of the methanol extract of the Gurmar capsule. The methanol extract of the Gurmar capsule was found to contain alkaloids, tannins, saponins, carbohydrates, steroids, glycosides and resins.