Analysis and quantification of eccentric drugs from herbal medicines using hptlc

The exploitation of the drug is a conglomerate chronic disease that affects the functioning of the brain thus resulting in compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences. The array of psychoactive substances often includes alcohol, opioids, cannabinoids, sedative hypnotics, cocaine, stimulants, hallucinogens, tobacco, and use of multiple drugs. Eccentric drugs such as aspirin, diclofenac, cough syrups etc. can also be abused of non-dependency exists under an additional code (Singh & Gupta, 2017). The unprecedented demand for herbal drugs leading to the adulteration and substitution for genuine drugs. The herbal drugs used in the current study are Sarpagandha, Shankhpushpi, Jatamansi. This study focuses on the examination and quantification of sedative contents in herbal drugs/medicines by using HPTLC. The steroidal components are analysed by using various analytical techniques and this signifies that herbal drug have also tendency to be abused. Long-term use of herbal medications developed dependency on people.