Oro-dispersible tablets of ayurvedic powder for improving taste, compliance, ease and accuracy of administration

Abstract

Most of the ayurvedic medicines are in the form of powder. Being in powder form the administration of accurate dose with ease is a problem. They may have some kind of unacceptable bitter taste. Furthermore it needs water or honey for administration and chances of spoilage and waste are more. Oro-dispersible tablet which rapidly disintegrating in mouth will be the best remedy for efficient use of ayurvedic powders. The aim of this study was to formulate oro-dispersible tablets of ayurvedic polyherbal powder Talisadi. Talisadi is a traditional Ayurvedic powder preparation well known and effective in various disorders of respiratory and digestive system. Using various excipients like super-disintegrants and sweeteners, different formulation of polyherbal drug Talisadi were formulated by direct compression method. The acceptable formulation, among all the developed formulations of oro-dispersible tablet was having a disintegrating time of 1 min and 10 sec and acceptable taste. Thus the study concludes that formulation of oro-dispersible tablets of ayurvedic powder preparation can be a good option to enhance acceptability, efficiency and easy and accurate administration of powder ayurvedic preparations like Talisadi.