Assessment of the Quality and Evaluation of the Antioxidant Potential of a Novel Sri Lankan Ayurvedic Polyherbal Formulation

Table 2

Physicochemical parameters of Polyherbal Ayurvedic Formulation (PHAF).

Physicochemical parameters	Amount (% dry weight basis)
Moisture content	5.6 ± 0.2
Total ash content	6.5 ± 0.1
Water soluble ash content	1.4 ± 0.1
Acid insoluble ash content	0.9 ± 0.0
Hot-ethanol extractable matter	10.5 ± 4.1
Cold-ethanol extractable matter	8.4 ± 0.2
Hot-water extractable matter	7.7 ± 0.2
Cold-water extractable matter	3.9 ± 0.1

Data represented as mean ± SEM (standard error mean); n = 6.