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VOL. 10, ISSUE 2 (2025)
Formulation and evaluation of herbal gutikas for stress and anxiety relief
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Chitra Naik, Shravani Kanade, Omkar Kokare, Jayesh Kedar, Ankita Khaire
Abstract

The adding global burden of stress and anxiety diseases has led to a critical demand for safe, effective, and case-friendly remedial interventions. Traditional pharmacotherapies, while extensively used, frequently present challenges similar as side goods, dependence, and poor case compliance. In response, herbal remedies have surfaced as promising druthers due to their natural origin, minimum adverse goods, and long- standing literal use. The present study focuses on the expression and evaluation of herbal gutikas aimed at furnishing rapid-fire relief from stress and anxiety, exercising potent medicinal shops with well- proved adaptogenic and anxiolytic parcels. [1] The sauces named for this expression include Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha), Bacopa monnieri (Brahmi), and Valeriana officinalis (Valerian), which are famed for their effectiveness in reducing stress, enhancing cognitive function, and promoting relaxation. These sauces were reused into fine maquillages and standardized excerpts before being incorporated into presto- dissolving gutikas matrices. Superdisintegrants similar as sodium bounce glycolate and croscarmellose sodium were employed to enhance the decomposition profile, icing rapid-fire release and onset of action. [2] The gutikas were formulated using direct contraction ways and estimated for crucial pharmaceutical parameters including weight variation, hardness, frangibility, decomposition time, wetting down time, and in- vitro medicine release. Organoleptic parcels similar as taste and mouthfeel were also assessed to insure patient adequacy. Among the colorful phrasings developed, the optimized batch demonstrated excellent mechanical strength, rapid-fire decomposition (under 30 seconds), and further than 85 medicine release within 15 twinkles, indicating the felicity of the expression for quick onset of remedial action. In addition to physicochemical evaluation, the herbal Herbal gutika were subordinated to primary stability studies and comity testing to insure long- term expression integrity. The promising results affirm that the developed mouth dissolving gutikass offer an innovative, accessible, and effective lozenge form for managing stress and anxiety, especially for populations taking rapid-fire symptom control and bettered compliance, similar as senior and pediatric cases. The increasing global burden of stress and anxiety disorders has led to an urgent demand for safe, effective, and patient-friendly therapeutic interventions. Traditional pharmacotherapies, while widely used, often present challenges such as side effects, dependence, and poor patient compliance.

Pages:22-26
How to cite this article:
Chitra Naik, Shravani Kanade, Omkar Kokare, Jayesh Kedar, Ankita Khaire "Formulation and evaluation of herbal gutikas for stress and anxiety relief". International Journal of Research in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol 10, Issue 2, 2025, Pages 22-26
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