Physalis Alkekengi, Linn (kaknaj) of the family Solanaceae, is a diffuse perennial herb about 80 cm (32 inches) in height. The fruits are reddish or orange red in colour, fully covered in a thin sheath of membrane giving it a shape of urinary bladder and contain large number of flattened reinform seeds of light brown colour. The fruits are extensively used in Unani System of Medicine as, Anaesthetic, Anthelmintic, Anti inflammatory, Cicatrizant, Contraceptive, Diuretic, Haemostyptic, Hepatoprotective, Lithohyptic, Nephroprotective. However, looking the importance of the medicinal value of the plant in Unani Medicine, the standardization of the drug has not been carried out so far. Therefore, an attempt has been made to standardize the drug by taking some important parameters such as extractive value in different solvents, alcohol and water soluble contents, moisture contents, total ash value, water soluble ash value, acid insoluble ash value, bulk density, pH, chemical reactions, fluorescence analysis and thin layer chromatography. These parameters shall be valuable in quality control and identification of the drug.
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