A Review On Marketed Herbal Formulations With Immuno-Modulating Potential

Abstract

The present paper is an attempt to review about the various herbal marketed formulations available in the Indian market such as Chyawanprash, Sanjivanivati, Revital- H, Ashwagandha powder, Shilajit, Brahmi tablets, Safed musali powder, Amalaki capsules, Aloevera gel, Immunity booster capsules to boost the immunity. These herbal formulations are successfully accepted as adjuvant rehabilitators by the Indian population to negate against constant exposure to stress, deleterious environment pollution side effects, to combat against infections, viral diseases, cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, neuro and psychological disorders, inflammations and to boost immunity as a general tonic. In this paper the active biomolecules present in various herbal drug species such as Embelicaribes, Zingiber officinale, Panax pseudoginseng, Withaniasomnifera, Chlorophytum borivilianum etc and their reported pharmacological study as an immunomodulator were reviewed. A systematic search strategy was employed using keywords to search the literature in 4 key medical databases: PubMed®, Web of Science®, ResearchGate® and SciVerse Scopus® and those study were considered which have relevant data related to Chyawanprash, Sanjivanivati, Revital- H, Ashwagandha powder, Shilajit, Brahmi tablets, Safed musali powder, Amalaki capsules, Aloevera gel, Immunity booster capsules and immunomodulatory pharmacological activity of herbal drugs present in these formulations. In this paper we summarize data related to these formulations which have scientifically proven immune-modulation potential and these formulations had been accepted by people worldwide to improve their immunity and these formulations are also helpful in treatment of other disorders too.