Herbal formulations means a dosage form consisting of one or more herbs or processed herbs in specified quantities to provide specific nutritional, cosmetic benefits meant for use to diagnose, treat, mitigate diseases of human beings or animals, alter the structure or physiology of human beings or animals. The present invention relates to polyherbal pharmaceutical formulations in the form of lozenges which have been found to be effective in treating and managing coughs and sore throats. The invention also relates to processes for preparation, detection and quantitative analysis of individual phytochemicals used in the polyherbal formulations.