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ABSTRACT: Introduction: Tamil Nadu, South India, is home to an antiquated Siddha system of medicine. Siddha medicines arrest the body's cells from ageing. The word "Marunthu" (drug) itself refers to scented roots or leaves in Tamil literature. Siddhars who were the pioneers of the Siddha system have been writing down the formulation of numerous remedies since ancient times. Among those formulations, Sathikkai podi (SP) is one of the polyherbal formulation, which is said to be prescribed for menorrhagia in classical siddha texts. One such prevailing gynaecological disease includes Menorrhagia (Heavy Menstrual Bleeding-HMB). HMB can be stated as an excessive amount of menstrual blood loss that affects a woman's physical, emotional, social, and material well-being which can happen on its own or in conjunction with other symptoms. This leads to reduction in haemoglobin levels and other consequences, which is also another matter of concern. In recent times, among people, there has been a positive ray of hope in getting treatment from Siddha in gynaecological diseases also. SP was standardized using PLIM criteria, which were crucial to the process of Occidentalizing. Material and methods: SP was made in accordance with GMP regulations. Physio-chemical analysis, HPTLC, TLC investigation, and the finding of organoleptic qualities are all part of drug standardization. The investigation was conducted at Noble Research Solution's facility in accordance with PLIM criteria. Results: Research findings indicate there are nine peaks in the HPTLC screening graphic. Other characteristics include loss of drying (5.13 %), total ash value (2.9%), acid insoluble ash (0.024%), water soluble extraction (8.33 %), alcohol soluble extraction (3.73 %), and pH (7.20) which is weakly basic. Conclusion: Future clinical research and standardization would benefit from the published data. Key word: Sathikkai Podi (SP), Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB), Menorrhagia, pharmacopeial laboratory for Indian medicine (PLIM), Nobel research institute, High Performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC).