It is suggested that certain pharmaceuticals such as drugs of vegetable and animal origin and certain minerals should be regularly checked for microbial contamination such as salmonella species. Chyawanprash contains a number of medicinal herbs in sugar base and is susceptible for such microbial growth. In the present study nine different brands of Chyawanprash were compared with standard preparation (S1) for total bacterial count, Salmonella and E.Coli Results indicate that all the samples having cfu/ml within the standard value (105cfu/ml). Total bacterial count in all brands except S9 were significantly higher (P<0.05) as compared to standard sample indicates the inappropriate method of preparation or composition of Chyawanprash. While Salmonella and E.Coli species of microbes are absent in all brands.
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