• K. Ashok Kumar
• M. Srinivasa Murthy

Arq Gulab is a marketed herbal formulation used in different Indian traditional systems of medicine as antispasmodic, antiseptic, laxative, aphrodisiac, cooling, sedative, antidepressant, antiulcer and soothing in irritation, redness & inflammation of eyes. The aim of the present study was to identify the steam volatile active chemical constituents in Arq Gulab by GC-MS analysis. The undiluted sample was analyzed using GC-MS-QP2010 Plus apparatus equipped with Quadra pole detector and split injection system. MS spectra of separated compounds were compared with one from Wiley 7 Nist 05 mass spectral database. The Volatile compounds as detected by GC-MS from Arq Gulab were camphor, benzoic acid, menthol, cinnamaldehyde and thymol. The five compounds detected in formulation constitute about 99.94%. The active constituents such as camphor, menthol, cinnamaldehyde and thymol have been reported by several workers to possess biological actions such as analgesic, antimicrobial activity, antioxidant, anxiolysis, cessation of convulsions and sedation. The present study concludes that the marketed formulation Arq Gulab contains phyto-compounds, which have been reported to possess pharmacological actions mentioned above. Hence, this study further encourages the use of Arq Gulab in unani health care practice.

KEY WORDS: GC-MS, Arq Gulab, Cinnamaldehyde and Thymol.

"GC-MS Analysis of Marketed Unani Formulation Arq Gulab", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 9, page no.a576-a579, September-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2209059.pdf

"GC-MS Analysis of Marketed Unani Formulation Arq Gulab", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 9, page no. ppa576-a579, September-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2209059.pdf