PREPARATION AND EVALUATION OF NUTRACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS OF LEAVES OF TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM, CORIANDRUM SATIVUM, RAPHANUS RAPHANISTRUM AND ANETHUM GRAVEOLENS

Abstract

Introduction - In recent years there is a growing market for nutraceuticals which are proven to have health benefits and preventive in certain diseases. Nutraceuticals are developed and are being developed to target specific disease. Scope-The nutraceutical market escalated and has reached to its maturity in USA, Europe and in Japan. In India it’s in infancy, though the scope is huge, especially owing to the vast variety of vegetables, fruits and grains which are grown in India Objective-This research has made an attempt to evaluate four rich green leafy vegetables namely Trigonella foenum graecum, Coriandrum sativum, Raphanus raphanistrum and Anethum graveolens for nutraceutical, prebiotic and antioxidant potential individually and in combination. The results were encouraging which prompted preparation of two formulations of the four leafy vegetable mixture. Methodology- The whole powder mixture was analysed for nutrient content, prebiotic and antioxidant potential. The mixture was designed into dry powder health drink formula to be mixed with warm water. The ethanol extract of four leaves mixture was obtained to get more concentrated nutrients and was developed into capsule dosage form. Both formulations complied with the required in-vitro pharmaceutical parameters of evaluation. Conclusion-Nutraceuticals developed under this research are rich in antioxidants, essential nutrients, proteins, soluble fibres and thus can have applications in treatment and prevention of many illnesses that can be helped with prebiotic and antioxidant content.