Implication of Fluorescence Light on Parangipattai Chooranam

Objective of this study was to assess the quality of the drug Parangipattai chooranam. Search for naturally occurring compounds to treat skin diseases and blood purification has become quite intense due to the side effects of synthetic drugs. The effect of the fluorescent light on this chooranam showed a variation of hues when subjected to light. yellow, crimson brown, pale pink, pale yellow, florescent green, orange, turbid white, creamy white, lime yellow under ordinary visible light and in short UV – light (254 nm) and long UV – light (365 nm).The result of this study reveals the quality of the drug. Fluorescence is the phenomenon exhibited by various chemical constituents present in the plant material which forms the backbone of pharmacognostical evaluation