M.P.S.K.R. Muthugalaet al., IJSIT, 2013, 2(3), 184-193 IJSIT (www.ijsit.com), Volume 2, Issue 3, May-June 2013 184 PHARMACOGNOSTICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS OF PARASIKAYAVANYADI CHURNA M.P.S.K.R. Muthugala * , C.R. Harisha, MandipGoyal, A.R. Dave, V.J Shukla M.D.Scholar, Department of Kayachikitsa, Institute of Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar- India. Head Department of Pharmacognosy Laboratory, Institute of Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar- India. Assistant Professor, Department of Kayachikitsa, Institute of Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar-India. Associate Professor, Department of Kayachikitsa, Institute of Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar-India. Head Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Laboratory, Institute of Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar- India. ABSTRACT Ayurveda has recognized nidra as one of the most important dimensions of health and is an outcome of relax mental and physical state. Parasikayavanyadichurna was formulated to assess its role in the management of insomnia. The present study deals with the standardisation of parasikayavanyadichurna through the pharmacognostical and pharmaceutical standards. Pharmacognostical study contain both macroscopic and microscopic identification of raw drugs which are used for final product of parasikayavanyadichurna . Organoleptic features of coarse powder made out of the crude drugs were within the standard range. The pH valuewas 5.0, water soluble extract 9.6 %w/w, Ethanol soluble extract 11.5 % w/w, ash value 9.39 % w/w and loss on drying was 7.80 % w/w, and average weight of capsule was 430 mg.TLC and HPTLC were carried out after organizing appropriate solvent system in which maximum 5 spots