Development of Quality Control Parameters for Henna Powder

Standardization of herbal formulation is essential in order to assess the quality of drugs, based on the concentration of their active principles. The present paper reports on standardization of henna (Lawsonia inermis Linn family: - Lythraceae) powder. In the present study four marketed samples of Henna powder were procured and standardized as per W.H.O., ayurvedic pharmacopoeia of India guidelines on the following parameters viz. organoleptic characters, physical characteristics, physico-chemical properties, Preliminary Phytochemical Analysis And by Thin Layer Chromatographic study (TLC). These parameters were found to be sufficient to evaluate the henna powder and can be used as reference standards for the quality control/quality assurance.