Pharmacognostical and physicochemical analysis of Tamarindus indica Linn. stem

Tamarindus indica Linn. fruits (Chincha) are extensively used in culinary preparations in Indian civilization. Its vast medicinal uses are documented in Ayurvedic classics and it can be used singly or as a component of various formulations. Besides fruit, the Kasta (wood) of T. indica L. is also imp...

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Main Authors:	Kodlady, Naveena, Patgiri, B. J., Harisha, C. R., Shukla, V. J.
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Language:	English
Published:	Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3326798/

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spelling	pubmed-33267982012-04-23 Pharmacognostical and physicochemical analysis of Tamarindus indica Linn. stem Kodlady, Naveena Patgiri, B. J. Harisha, C. R. Shukla, V. J. Short Communication Tamarindus indica Linn. fruits (Chincha) are extensively used in culinary preparations in Indian civilization. Its vast medicinal uses are documented in Ayurvedic classics and it can be used singly or as a component of various formulations. Besides fruit, the Kasta (wood) of T. indica L. is also important and used to prepare Kshara (alkaline extract) an Ayurvedic dosage form. Pharmacognostical and physicochemical details of Chincha Kasta are not available in authentic literature including API (Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India). The study is an attempt in this direction. T. indica L. stem with heartwood was selected and morphological, microscopic and physicochemical standardization characters along with TLC finger print, and fluorescence analysis were documented. Transverse section of stem showed important characters such as phelloderm, stone cells layer, fiber groups, calcium oxalate, crystal fibers, and tylosis in heartwood region. Four characteristic spots were observed under UV long wave, in thin layer chromatography with the solvent combination of toluene: ethyl acetate (8:2). The study can help correct identification and standardization of this plant material. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3326798/ /pubmed/22529673 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-9476.93939 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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author	Kodlady, Naveena Patgiri, B. J. Harisha, C. R. Shukla, V. J.
spellingShingle	Kodlady, Naveena Patgiri, B. J. Harisha, C. R. Shukla, V. J. Pharmacognostical and physicochemical analysis of Tamarindus indica Linn. stem
author_facet	Kodlady, Naveena Patgiri, B. J. Harisha, C. R. Shukla, V. J.
author_sort	Kodlady, Naveena
title	Pharmacognostical and physicochemical analysis of Tamarindus indica Linn. stem
title_short	Pharmacognostical and physicochemical analysis of Tamarindus indica Linn. stem
title_full	Pharmacognostical and physicochemical analysis of Tamarindus indica Linn. stem
title_fullStr	Pharmacognostical and physicochemical analysis of Tamarindus indica Linn. stem
title_full_unstemmed	Pharmacognostical and physicochemical analysis of Tamarindus indica Linn. stem
title_sort	pharmacognostical and physicochemical analysis of tamarindus indica linn. stem
description	Tamarindus indica Linn. fruits (Chincha) are extensively used in culinary preparations in Indian civilization. Its vast medicinal uses are documented in Ayurvedic classics and it can be used singly or as a component of various formulations. Besides fruit, the Kasta (wood) of T. indica L. is also important and used to prepare Kshara (alkaline extract) an Ayurvedic dosage form. Pharmacognostical and physicochemical details of Chincha Kasta are not available in authentic literature including API (Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India). The study is an attempt in this direction. T. indica L. stem with heartwood was selected and morphological, microscopic and physicochemical standardization characters along with TLC finger print, and fluorescence analysis were documented. Transverse section of stem showed important characters such as phelloderm, stone cells layer, fiber groups, calcium oxalate, crystal fibers, and tylosis in heartwood region. Four characteristic spots were observed under UV long wave, in thin layer chromatography with the solvent combination of toluene: ethyl acetate (8:2). The study can help correct identification and standardization of this plant material.
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Pharmacognostical and physicochemical analysis of Tamarindus indica Linn. stem

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