COMPARATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF CARPAINE FROM CARICA PAPAYA COLLECTED DURING THE SEASON AND OFF SEASON GIVEN ACCORDING TO COLLECTION OF DRUG SUBSTANCES IN HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA

Abstract

Background:
In the field of homeopathy pharmacy pertains to the timing of drug substance collection, particularly in the context of
botanical materials. This gives the significance of collecting components from medicinal plants in its season. Thus be
explained within the broader framework of drug standardization.
Methods:
Carica papaya plants are cultivated both during the growing season and the off-season. The collection process includes the
procurement and prepares the Mother Tinctures according to HPI and analyzed by High-Performance Thin-Layer
Chromatography (HPTLC). The outcomes are graphically presented within the detector, with a specific emphasis on the
quantification of alkaloid content.
Results: Extract B i.e., in the peak season shows a slightly higher Carpaine content compared to Extract A i. e in off season,
but the difference is minimal.
Conclusion: It is concluded that the collection of drug substace is important to collect in the peak season when the active
principles are high concentration.