Scientific Review of Os Sepia (Jhaag-e-Darya/Samudra Phena) with Respect to Indian Medicine and its Characterization on Physicochemical Parameters

Abstract

Cuttlebone also called Os sepia had drawn considerable attention of researchers now a day as an important marine product due to its pharmacological and non-pharmacological uses. However it had been long used in traditional system of medicine in India and China due to its various pharmacological effects. The work was carried out to firstly, update the knowledge on cuttlebone as a drug including its structure, identification, pharmacological effects and medicinal uses. The second part of paper includes original research work on characterization of this drug on physiochemical laboratory parameters.