Research Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Veeresh ¹, Pramod Kumar ², V. Rama Mohan Gupta ³

Affiliations
1 Depertment of Pharmacognosy, Smt. Sarojini Ramulamma College of Pharmacy, Mahabubnagar, IN
2 Department of Pharmacognosy, V. L. College of Pharmacy, Raichur, Karnataka, IN
3 Department of Pharmaceutics, Pulla Reddy Institute of Pharmacy, Annaram (V), Hyderabad, IN

Abstract

Trianthema decandra Linn., belongs to family Aizoaceae, commonly known as "Punarnavi" in Sanskrit, "Gadabandi" in Hindi, and "Vellai sharuni" in Tamil . This plant is globally distributed tropical and sub tropical regions. In India it grows in dry-soil lands. It has been known since ancient times for curative properties and has been utilized for treatment of various ailments such as burns and wounds. The ischolar_mains are aperients, and said to be useful in hepatitis, asthma and suppression of the menses. A decoction of the ischolar_main-bark is given as an aperient. The juice of the leaves dropped in to the nostrils relieves one-sided headache. In the present investigation, the detailed Pharmacognostic study of Trianthema decandra ischolar_main is carried out to lay down the standards, which could be useful in future Forensic identification of unknown plant material. The study includes macroscopic, microscopic, preliminary phytochemical screening and physicochemical evaluation. The objective this was to characterize the unknown plant material. Conclusion: In recent years there has been rapid increase in the standardization of selected medicinal plant of potential therapeutic significance. Despite the modern techniques, identification of plant drug by Pharmacognostic study is more reliable.

Keywords

Trianthema decandra Root, Pharmacognostic Study, Phytochemical Screening, Standardization.

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Vishesh Upadhyay ¹, S. Kambhoja ², K. Harshaleena ², Veeresh ², K. Dhruva ²

Affiliations
1 The Oxford College of Pharmacy, 6/9, Hongasandra, Bangalore – 68, Karnataka, IN
2 Department of Pharmacognosy, The Oxford College of Pharmacy, Hongasandra, Bangalore- 560068, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

Juglans regia Linn. also called as Walnut and Akhrot is a deciduous tree belonging to family Juglandaceae. It is native of Iran, in India it is found throughout the Temperate Himalayas at an altitude of 1000-3000mtrs. In traditional literature, it was found that Juglans regia Linn. stem bark was used as folk medicine as anthelmintic. Thus the extracts of Juglans regia Linn. stem bark were investigated for its anthelmintic activity on adult Indian earthworm, Pheretima posthuma, to substantiate the folkoric claim. The stem bark of Juglans regia Linn. was collected, authenticated, dried, powdered and exhaustively extracted using soxhlet apparatus with different solvents viz. petroleum ether, benzene, chloroform, acetone, methanol, ethanol and distilled water in ascending order of polarity. All the extracts were subjected to anthelmintic activity against Indian earthworm, Pheretima posthuma. Benzene, methanol and ethanol extracts exhibited significant anthelmintic activity as comparable to that of standard drug Piperazine citrate.

Keywords

Juglans regia Linn., Anthelmintic Activity, Pheretima Posthuma, Piperazine Citrate.

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