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| Title: | Pharmacognostical studies on the root of Nothosaerva brachiata Wt. – A botanical source of the Ayurvedic drug, Pashanabheda |
| Authors: | Madhavan, V
Goswami K, Priyanka
Gurudeva, M R
Yoganarasimhan, S N |
| Keywords: | Nothosaerva brachiata
Pharmacognosy
Pashanabheda
Ayurvedic drug
Medicinal plant |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2010 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.⁸: A61K36/00, A61P1/16, A61P5/00, A61P5/10, A61P9/14, A61P13/00, A61P13/02, A61P15/00 |
| Abstract: | Pashanabheda is an important Ayurvedic drug. Several species
belonging to different families are used as the botanical source of Pashanabheda while the accepted source
is Bergenia ciliata (Haw.) Sternb. The
roots of Nothosaerva brachiata Wight
is used is South India as one of the sources
of Pashanabheda. The study comprising
taxonomy of the species, macro- and microscopical characters, physicochemical
and ultra-violet analysis besides chromatographic details of the root of
N. brachiata, helps in the
identification of the plant and the drug but also contribute towards
establishing pharmacopoeial standards. HPTLC studies helps to identify the
species in drug form and to establish the biomarker compound. |
| Page(s): | 629-634 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.09(4) [October 2010]
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