A study on the medicinal plants used by the local traditional healers of dhemaji district, assam, india for curing reproductive health related disorders tarun chandra taid 1, ratul chandra rajkhowa 2 and jogen chandra kalita 3 1department of zoology, north lakhimpur college autonomous, assam 2department of zoology, cotton college, guwahati, assam. The american society of pharmacognosy defines pharmacognosy as the study of the physical, chemical, biochemical and biological properties of drugs, drug substances or potential drugs or drug substances of natural origin as well as the search for new drugs from natural sources. In the present study, an attempt was made to study the comparative pharmacognostic features of the barks of the above 4 species used in nalpamaram, an important ayurvedic drug. Pharmacognostic studies of stem, roots and leaves of malva. The present study was aimed to investigate the pharmacognostical and microscopical studies of exacum bicolor roxb. Pharmacognostic, physicochemical standardization and. Study and experiments, with the growth of corms and plants, yield of saffron was also undertaken. However, no conclusive pharmacognostic study or phytochemical investigation of these leaves has been performed yet. The objective of the study was to establish some important pharmacognostic profile and safety margin of burkea africana root with the hope of assisting in its standardization for quality, purity and safety. Materials and methods parkinsonia aculeata was subjected to pharmacognostic study, the various methods used in the study included organoleptic study, fluorescence analysis and preliminary. Standardization parameters, internal transcribed spacer. Article pdf available january 2016 with 4,194 reads.
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by people in. It is very important and in fact essential to lay down pharmacognostic. Zanthoxylum armatum leaves, fruits and bark were collected from tanawal area of district haripur, khyber. Comparative pharmacognostic studies on the barks of four. The moisture content, ash value, extractive value, foaming index. Pharmacognosy is the branch of pharmacy that studies plants or other natural sources as a.
Several medicinal plant parts were used in herbal preparations such as leaves, stem and barks, fruits, seeds and roots of all these, the leaf was found to be used in about 7075% of the cases table 2 gives a synopsis of medicinal plants and their uses as observed in this study. In the view of its medicinal importance and taxonomic confusion, pharmacognostic studies, morphological characteristics, and. Pdf importance of pharmacognostic study of medicinal. Pharmacognostic studies of some indigenous medicinal. The impact of invasive species on habitats of native medicinal plants and foreign matter on the safety and efficacy of medicinal plants including mass in their habitat. Methodology biological material medicinal plants were selected by ethnobotanical study. Pdf importance of pharmacognostic study of medicinal plants.
The role of medicinal plants in the treatment of diabetes. Authentication of medicinal plants is of paramount importance in ensuring quality and safety of crude drugs. Pharmacognostic and acute toxicity study of burkea. In pakistan medicinal plants are primarily used by tibia dawakhanas medical centers of indigenous physicians known as hakims. The journal for the study of medicinal plants fitoterapia. Page 10 traditional knowledge and use of medicinal plants in the eastern desert of egypt.
The use of medicinal plants in the treatment of diseases has generated renewed interest in recent times, as herbal preparations are increasingly being used in both human and animal healthcare systems. Recent findings indicate that leaves of cassia fistula possess significant pharmacological activities which comply with the claims made in the traditional medicinal texts. Chapter organization of tissues in medicinal plant parts. Pharmacognostic, phytochemical and ijppr, volume 10, issue 5.
Pharmacognosy the study of plants or other natural sources as a possible source of drugs. Out of the 490 collected articles published in the period between 1995 and 2015, 450 were excluded due to nonrelevance or lack of access to the original article. The informants, except the healers, were selected randomly and no. Pharmacognostic studies cover all the above stated analyses and are implemented to ensure the quality of a herbal drug. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Fam family, t tree, h herb, c climber, s shrub plant common name maturity period botanical name or family parts used average price rs. This study is intended to provide information to those who wish to join trade on medicinal plants successfully and to enhance the income of local communities through plantation establishment of tabinshwehti. Still no research work is done to establish its organoleptic, chemical and.
Macromorphological characters of the leaves like leaf shape, size, colour, texture, margin type, apex, base and petiole size, flower colour and length etc were observed. The present article reveals the pharmacogstic study of moringa concanensis nimmo. Research and development national medicinal plants board. All these problems can be solved by pharmacognostic studies of medicinal plants. Pdf pharmacognosy is arguably the oldest modern science which involves the study of drugs in its crude form. It is a perennial herb with attractive flowers, most of the exacum species distinguished by limited and local distribution. Greater understanding of such plants will enhance their appreciation of nature and their various fields of study. May 2018 page 217 scientific study to evaluate their pharmacognostic standards, phytochemical profiles and various biological activities. Rjpt pharmacognostic and preliminary phytochemical. The specific objectives of this case study are to illustrate how plants are central to human wellbeing, how food and medicine are interrelated, and how knowledge of plants can contribute to biodiversity conservation. A multifaceted journal in the field of natural products and pharmacognosy.
Aloe vera help to soothe skin injuries affected by burning, skin irritations, cuts and insect bites, and its bactericidal properties relieve. Pharmacognostic study and development of quality control. The present study aimed at investigating the corresponding author dept of medicinal plant research and traditional medicine, national institute for pharmaceutical research and development. The miracle plant its medicinal and traditional uses in india r. Kamaruz zaman and kalyani pathak 20 have studied the pharmacognostic studies of a. The current work aimed to study macro and microscopic features and screen the plant ethanol extract for its antioxidant and antimicrobial potential. Materials and methods morphological and anatomical studies for the present study fresh stem barks of 4 ficus species were collected from cholayil medicinal plants. Pharmacognostic, phytochemical and antioxidant studies of. Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the.
This case study focuses on the knowledge and use of medicinal plants in the pamir mountains of afghanistan and tajikistan. The powdered sample was stored in air tight container for the phytochemical analysis. In this study, the common name for each plant was obtained and then, scientific names were searched for in the catalogue of common and scientific names of mexican plants as a first approach, and corroborated with. Phd of pharmacognosy, assistant professor of medical plants research center, basic health sciences institute. The anatomical study of the root exhibited that the roots of these plants had epidermis, casparian strips, tracheae, medullary rays, vascular bundles, while the stem contained epidermis, hypodermis, vascular tissues, pith, medullary rays, endodermis, pericycle, cortical cells were present in all the five plants that were investigated and. This study is important and lays down parameters for standardization and authentication of medicinal plants with the help of which adulteration and substitution can be prevented. Pharmacognosy is the branch of pharmacy that studies plants or other natural sources as a possible source of drugs. The research question was designed following the picos scheme 39. This study is important and lays down parameters for standardization and authentication of medicinal plants with the help of which. Fitoterapia is a journal dedicated to medicinal plants and to. Gentianaceae collected from various parts of kannur and kasargod district, kerala.
An ethnobotanical study was conducted from october 2005 to june 2006 to investigate the uses of medicinal plants by people in zegie peninsula, northwestern ethiopia. A pharmacobotanical study of two medicinal species of fabaceae. Elemental analysis was carried out using acid digestion method and phytochemical composition of the plants was evaluated using standard method. Medicinal plants are considered to be effective and for most important for the above purposes. Contributions of medicinal plants to care and health. The mother nature has provided us with a huge count of flora and fauna. Diarrhoea is one of the common clinical signs of gastrointestinal disorders caused by both infectious and noninfectious agents and an important livestock debilitating condition. N name of the plant family part used for pharmacognostic study references 1 nelumbo nucifera gaertn nymphaeaceae leaf 7. The journal for the study of medicinal plants author information pack table of contents.
Pharmacognostic standardization of an ethnomedicinal aquatic. Kg medicinal use amla t after 4th year emblica officinalis fam euphorbiaceac fruit rs 15 45kg vitamin c, cough. Pyrrolizidine alkaloids, information on the pharmacognostic parameters for identification of this species in whole and powdered form are unavailable. Determination of pharmacognostic parameters plays a significant role for standardization of medicinal plants. Antidiabetic medicinal plants, with reference to its importance in dietetic preparations, nutritional values, with. According to the microscopic characteristics of sarcostmma acidum was found that it is dicotyledonous plant. The biological activity study of medicinal plants is necessary not only for gaining novel natural products. Medicinal plants are considered as part and parcel for human society to combact diseases fom the. A comparative pharmacognostic study on shankhapushpicanscora decussata schult. The authors hope that this book will inspire and stimulate further research and greater interest in. Pdf a textbook of pharmacognosy pdf books studyfrnd. Issn importance of pharmacognostic study of medicinal.
Some of the natural medicinal plants are so common that we use them in daily life with out knowing their medicinal importance. List of medicinal plants, their family and part used for pharmacognostic study s. Aloe vera is the oldest medicinal plant ever known and the most applied medicinal plant worldwide. Pharmacognostical study of a medicinal plant of india.
Keywords used in this study included medicinal plants, diabetes, symptom, herbal, and treatment. According to the world health organization, who, 1998, the macroscopic and microscopic description of a medicinal plant is the first. A pharmacological and phytochemical study of medicinal. Thus, uses of medicinal plants have been separated in. Pdf pharmacognosy and prehistoric uses of medicinal plants. These plants can be exploited to find out effective alternative to synthetic drugs3. Phytochemical and pharmacological study of dianthus hyssopifolius l. Pharmacognostic studies of selected medicinal plants 3. Pharmacognostic study not only gives the authentication. The objective of recent study aims to examine the standardization parameters of eurycoma longifoliajack in thailand, the pharmacognostic specifications of foreign matter, acid insoluble ash, total ash, ethanolsoluble. This plant species belongs to the family moringaceae. Page 7 traditional and medicinal uses of carica papaya aravind.
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