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Pharmacognostical Study of Root Bark of Erythrina indica Lam. Paribhadra


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1 Pharmacognosy Research Unit, Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India
 

Paribhadra, one of the reputed drugs of the indigenous system of medicine, is equated with Erythrina indica Lamk. Syn. E. variegata Linn. var. orientalis Linn., Family Fabaceae. Some other species of Erythrina viz. E. suberosa Roxb. and E. stricta Roxb., have also been mentioned as 'Paribhadra in different text books on Indian Medicine and are used as substitutes for the genuine drug, Erythrina indica.

The pharmacognostical study is made of the ischolar_main and ischolar_main bark of E. indica Lamk., as based on material collected from authentic specimens and covers macro- and microscopical characters highlighting the diagnostic features, micro-chemical tests, examination of the powdered drug and preliminary phytochemical investigation.


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R. Mitra
Pharmacognosy Research Unit, Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India
U. C. Srivastava
Pharmacognosy Research Unit, Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India

Abstract


Paribhadra, one of the reputed drugs of the indigenous system of medicine, is equated with Erythrina indica Lamk. Syn. E. variegata Linn. var. orientalis Linn., Family Fabaceae. Some other species of Erythrina viz. E. suberosa Roxb. and E. stricta Roxb., have also been mentioned as 'Paribhadra in different text books on Indian Medicine and are used as substitutes for the genuine drug, Erythrina indica.

The pharmacognostical study is made of the ischolar_main and ischolar_main bark of E. indica Lamk., as based on material collected from authentic specimens and covers macro- and microscopical characters highlighting the diagnostic features, micro-chemical tests, examination of the powdered drug and preliminary phytochemical investigation.