Objective:The influence of two experimental starches - ginger starch obtained from Zingiber officinale and banana starch from Musa sapientum - on the mechanical and disintegration properties of chloroquine tablets have been studied in comparison with the influence of official corn starch.Methods:Chloroquine tablets were formulated using various concentarions of the starches as binding agent.The mechanical properties of the tablets were assessed in terms of crushing strength and friability and the crushing strength-friability ratio(CSFR) while drug release properties were evaluated based on disintegration and the time of tablets.Results:The ranking for crushing strength and CSFR was corn>banana>ginger starch while the ranking was reverse for friability.The disintegration time increased with packing fraction and starch concentration in the rank order of formulations containing corn>banana>ginger starch.The CSFR/DT values increased with concentration of starch binder indicating an improved balance between binding and disintegrant properties of the starches.Statistical analysis showed that there were significant(P<0.001) difference in the CSFR/DT for tablets containing the various starch binders.Conclusion:The mechanical and disintegration properties of the experimental starches compared favorably with those of corn starch and ginger starch could be more useful when faster tablet disintegration is desired. Objective: The influence of two experimental starches - ginger starch obtained from Zingiber officinale and banana starch from Musa sapientum - on the mechanical and disintegration properties of chloroquine tablets have been studied in comparison with the influence of official corn starch. Methods: Chloroquine birds were formulated The various mechanical properties of the tablets were assessed in terms of crushing strength and friability and the crushing strength-friability ratio (CSFR) while drug release properties were evaluated based on disintegration and the time of tablets. Results:The ranking for crushing strength and CSFR was corn>banana>ginger starch while the rank was reverse for friability.The disintegration time increased with packing fraction and starch concentration in the rank order of formula containing corn>banana>ginger starch.The CSFR /DT values ​​increased with concentration of starch binderindicating an improve d balance between binding and disintegrant properties of the starches.Statistical analysis showed that there were significant(P<0.001) difference in the CSFR/DT for tablets containing the various starch binders.Conclusion:The mechanical and disintegration properties of the experimental starches compared preferably With those of corn starch and ginger starch could be more useful when faster tablet disintegration is desired.