Formulation & Evaluation of Herbal Nutraceutical Tablet for the Prevention of Insomnia from Ashwagandha & Shilajit

Herbal tablets are solid dosage forms of powdered herbs, herbal extracts or their ingredients prepared by compression. They vary greatly in shape, size, and weight which depend on the amount of drug used and mode of administration. Pharmaceutical oral solid dosage forms have been used extensively form long time, substantially due to their ease of administration and suitability for systemic medicine delivery. Withania somnifera member of Solanaceae family generally known as Ashwagandha, Indian Ginseng, or winter cherry has been used in Ayurveda, Indian system of traditional medicine. Ashwagandha root is among the most well known herbal medicine used in Ayurveda, a comprehensive system of medicine that originated in India. Ashwagandha is referred to as the “Prince of Herbs” in Ayurveda because it has an impressively wide range of remedial effects. The treatment of numerous terrible diseases in the modern day has benefited greatly from the traditional. Ashwagandha powder, an ayurvedic medicament made from the herb withania somnifera is used to treat a variety of conditions including osteoarthritis, type 2 diabetes, anxiety-related issues, and tumour mending capabilities. It’s an unique Indian herb, has significant stress-relieving properties analogous to those of powerful medicines used to treat depression and anxiety. In this research study, we had tried to formulate and evaluate the herbal sustained release tablet for the prevention of insomnia from ashwagandha & shilajit and evaluated the granules properties such as bulk, tapped density, angle of repose, etc.