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Rama Rao, V.
- Wealth of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants of Mandya District, Karnataka
Authors
1 National Ayurveda Dietetics Research Institute, GCP Annexe, Ashoka Pillar, Jayanagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, IN
Source
Indian Forester, Vol 141, No 1 (2015), Pagination: 83-98Abstract
In Karnataka state, Western Ghats are playing a major role in the supply of raw plant material to pharmaceutical industry. Mandya district is having an unique geograhical nature which is supportive for Ayurvedic medicinal plant resources for the growth of pharmaceutical industry. A total of 89 Ayurvedic medicinal plants were enlisted from Mandya, along with list of Ayurvedic formulations. As per selected medicinal plants demand study, of enlisted Ayurvedic medicinal plants, 28 plants are identified as demanding plants for the preparations of herbal and Ayurvedic system of medicine. Of recorded 16 medicinal plants are collected from tropical forests, 16 from wastelands and 08 from cultivation practice. These are considered as high traded medicinal plants for the pharmaceutical industry in India.Keywords
Forest, Medicinal Plants, Ayurveda, Pharmacy.- Pharmacognostical and Physicochemical Evaluation on the Flowers of Justicia adhatoda L.
Authors
1 National Ayurveda Dietetics Research Institute, Ashoka Pillar, Jayanagar, Bangalore-560011, IN
Source
Research Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Vol 7, No 2 (2015), Pagination: 73-90Abstract
The present communication attempts to evaluate the macroscopy, microscopy, physico-chemical, preliminary phytochemical and Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) fingerprint studies of different extracts on the flowers of Justicia adhatoda L. (Adhatoda zeylanica Medicus, A. vasica Nees). Microscopical studies revealed that flowers possess abundant uniseriate, biseriate and multiseriate elongated trichomes, glandular trichomes with bicelled heads, cystoliths in calyx region, light brown tannin content, papillae like out growth, and well developed spongy and palisade parenchyma in corolla region. Preliminary phytochemical screening of the extracts showed the presence of alkaloids, carbohydrates, flavonoides, phenols, proteins, saponins and tannins. These parameters will be useful in the identification and standardization of the flower drug of Vasa and also to identify other species of Adhatoda.