کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2495944 1116096 2011 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Pharmacognostic evaluation of the rhizomes of Curcuma zedoaria Rosc.
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی پزشکی مولکولی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Pharmacognostic evaluation of the rhizomes of Curcuma zedoaria Rosc.
چکیده انگلیسی
Curcuma zedoaria Rosc. (Family-Zingeberaceae), commonly known as ȁyellow zedoaryȁ is used in India system of medicine since time immemorial. The plant is found well in eastern Himalayas, Chittangang, Bengal, Kerala, Konkan and often cultivated throughout India. It is aromatic, pungent, bitter and useful in flatulent colic and dbility of the digestive organs and also used as an ingredient in bitter tincture of zedoary and anti-periodic pills. A paste of rhizome is useful externally for cuts, wounds, itching and in sprains. A detailed phytochemical evaluation of its rhizome showed moisture content 83.22%, total ash 6.64%, acid insoluble ash 0.64%, alcohol soluble extractives 15.53%, water soluble extractives 18.96%, sugar 12.51% and starch 15.70%. A study of its volatile content also has been done indicating 2.8% of total volatile oil. These findings will be very useful for the identification of the species which may be useful to pharmaceutical industries for the quality control of the commercial samples.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Pharmacognosy Journal - Volume 3, Issue 21, April 2011, Pages 18-24
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