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| Title: | Pharmacognostical studies on the rhizome and root of Smilax zeylanica Linn. –A potential alternate source for the Ayurvedic drug Chopachinee |
| Authors: | Madhavan, V
Hemalatha, H T
Gurudeva, M R
Yoganarasimhan, S N |
| Keywords: | Smilax zeylanica
Smilacaceae
Chopachinee
Rhizome
Root
Pharmacognosy
Diosgenin
Ayurvedic Drug |
| Issue Date: | Sep-2010 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl.8—A61 K 36/00, A61K 36/90 |
| Abstract: | Chopachinee
is an
important Ayurvedic drug used in several formulations and diseases. Smilax Linn. species are used as
botanical source of Chopachinee while
the accepted source is Smilax china
Linn. Smilax zeylanica Linn., a
potential alternate source for Chopachinee,
occurring in South India is
pharmacognostically investigated in this paper. It is used in the treatment of
abscesses, skin disorders, sores, swellings, venereal diseases and as a
substitute for Sarsaparilla. The present study comprises taxonomical,
macroscopical, microscopical characters, physico-chemical and ultra-violet analysis
besides chromatographic studies of the rhizome and root which not only help in
the identification of the drug but also contribute towards establishing
pharmacopoeial standards. HPTLC finger printing of diosgenin present in the
drug is carried out to establish the biomarker compound. |
| Page(s): | 328-337 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0976-0512 (Online); 0976-0504 (Print) |
| Source: | IJNPR Vol.1(3) [September 2010]
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