Qualitative chemical analysis of Siddha mineral formulation Pancha sootha mezhugu

Abstract

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic disorders of the brain, affecting about 50 million individuals worldwide, among them 90% patients are from developing countries. It is a universal disorder which affects all age groups.  Genetic factors as well as infection in brain, stroke, tumour and high fever are some of the causes of epilepsy. Each year about 125,000 new epilepsy cases occur; of these, 30 % are younger than age 18 at the time of diagnosis. Prevalence of 3-11/1000 and incidence of 0.2-0.6/1000are observed in India. The objective of this study is to evaluate the biochemical qualitative estimation of Siddha medicine Pacha sootha Mezhugu. .The qualitative chemical analysis of the trial drug is essential as it is helpful for further clinical studies. The biochemical analysis of the trial drug indicates the presence of calcium, sulphate, Chloride, Starch, Ferrous Iron, Unsaturated Compound, Amino Acid revealed the enhancement of therapeutic action in epileptic care.