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| Title: | Pharmacognostical studies on the root and rhizome of Nymphoides hydrophylla (Linn.) O. Kuntze –An alternate source for Tagara drug |
| Authors: | Madhavan, V
Jayashree, M
Yoganarasimhan, S N
Gurudeva, M
Deveswaran, R
Mythreyi, R |
| Keywords: | Nymphoides hydrophylla
Pharmacognosy
Root
Rhizome
HPTLC
Tagara |
| Issue Date: | Sep-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl. (2011.01)—A61K 36/00 |
| Abstract: | Tagara is an
important drug used in Ayurvedic medicine for the treatment of several
diseases. The accepted botanical source of Tagara is Valeriana jatamasni Jones,
although different species of Nymphoides Hill are used by the
physicians. The pharmacognostical evaluation of the root and rhizome of Nymphoides
hydrophylla, a potential alternative source for Tagara is presented in this
paper. Important details like morphology of the plant, macro-, microscopical
characters, macerate, histochemical tests, UV studies of the root and rhizome
along with physico-chemical constants, phytochemical analysis and HPTLC finger
print profile are presented, all of which will be useful in the standardization
of this drug. Isolation of β-sitosterol, betulinic, salicylic and tannic acids
are reported for the first time from N. hydrophylla. The pharmacognostical and phytochemical
studies help in the identification of N. hydrophylla from other species
used as Tagara.
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| Page(s): | 371-385 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0976-0512 (Online); 0976-0504 (Print) |
| Source: | IJNPR Vol.3(3) [September 2012]
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