Pharmacognostic screening and phytochemical evaluation of Acacia leucophloea root

Jain, Sandeep; Jhade, Deenanath; Paliwal, Pritesh; Sharma, Praveen; Sharma, Neeraj NeerajK; Ahirwar, Dheeraj

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“…12 The bark of the thorny tropical and subtropical tree A. leucophloea is an important component in the Indian traditional medicine system, where it is used for various treatments, including wound care. 13 The extracts from this bark are found to contain various bioactive components 14 that not only scientifically validate their use in traditional medicine, but also the study of their participation in self-assembling and capping metal NPs. 2 …”

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“…The gum and bark decoction is used as an anticontraceptive and menstrual complaint regulator. 13 The aqueous extract of the tree contains phytochemicals such as amino acids, alkaloids, carbohydrates, flavonoids, glycosides, steroids, and tannins, whereas the ethanolic extract is found to contain amino acids, alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids, tannins, and steroids. 14 The tree extracts have also been found to contain phytoconstituents such as n-hexacosanol, b-amyrin, b-sitosterol, and tannin as major compounds.…”

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Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using Acacia leucophloea extract and their antibacterial activity

Murugan¹,

Balakrishnan²,

Duraisamy³

et al. 2014

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The immense potential of nanobiotechnology makes it an intensely researched field in modern medicine. Green nanomaterial synthesis techniques for medicinal applications are desired because of their biocompatibility and lack of toxic byproducts. We report the toxic byproducts free phytosynthesis of stable silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using the bark extract of the traditional medicinal plant Acacia leucophloea (Fabaceae). Visual observation, ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to characterize the synthesized AgNPs. The visible yellow-brown color formation and surface plasmon resonance at 440 nm indicates the biosynthesis of AgNP. The TEM images show polydisperse, mostly spherical AgNP particles of 17–29 nm. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy revealed that primary amines, aldehyde/ketone, aromatic, azo, and nitro compounds of the A. leucophloea extract may participate in the bioreduction and capping of the formed AgNPs. X-ray diffraction confirmed the crystallinity of the AgNPs. The in vitro agar well diffusion method confirmed the potential antibacterial activity of the plant extract and synthesized AgNPs against the common bacterial pathogens Staphylococcus aureus (MTCC 737), Bacillus cereus (MTCC 1272), Listeria monocytogenes (MTCC 657), and Shigella flexneri (MTCC 1475). This research combines the inherent antimicrobial activity of silver metals with the A. leucophloea extract, yielding antibacterial activity-enhanced AgNPs. This new biomimetic approach using traditional medicinal plant ( A. leucophloea ) barks to synthesize biocompatible antibacterial AgNPs could easily be scaled up for additional biomedical applications. These polydisperse AgNPs green-synthesized via A. leucophloea bark extract can readily be used in many applications not requiring high uniformity in particle size or shape.

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Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using Acacia leucophloea extract and their antibacterial activity

Murugan¹,

Balakrishnan²,

Duraisamy³

et al. 2014

IJN

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“…The dried powders of root, stem, leaf and seeds were observed under high-power (10X, 40X) microscope (Metzer) with stain (safranin and fast green) and without stain, mounted in glycerin, and various diagnostic characters such as stoma, trichomes, lignified fibers, xylem, sclereids are studied [21,29,40].…”

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Development and standardization of quality control parameters of different parts of Trianthema portulacastrum L.

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The present study about Trianthema portulacastrum (Linn.), family Aizoaceae, is an effort to evaluate physicochemical parameters, phytochemical screening, pharmacognostic properties of stem, root, leaf and seed and preparedness of different extracts by solvent system of wide-range polarity. Physicochemical analysis includes loss on dryness, total ash value, water-soluble ash value, acid-insoluble ash value, pH analysis, fluorescence study and extractive values in different solvent systems. All the parts of the plant showed loss on dryness in the range of 2 ± 0.69 to 7 ± 0.73. Foreign organic matters recorded in different parts of plant were in the range of 0.8 ± 0.045 to 2.0 ± 0.081. The total ash values were determined from 9.59 ± 1.87 to 15.54 ± 1.21% (w/w). The water-soluble ash values were from 7.5 ± 1.10 to 9.38 ± 1.54% (w/w), and acid-insoluble ash values were from 0.92 ± 0.84 to 4.19 ± 0.75% (w/w). Macroscopic, powder microscopy, fluorescence studies, extractive values, different properties of extracts and phytochemical screening studies were completed by a series of standard tests. The parameters evaluated under this study will safeguard the authenticity and efficacy of crude drug and provide referential information in distinguishing the drug from its adulterants. The observations of studied parameters will be useful and helpful in setting diagnostic indices for identification and preparation of monograph of this plant and in differentiating root, stem, leaf and seed of this species from closely related species of same genus and family.

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“…(2010), Jain et al (2011), Paul et al (2011 and Sudhakar et al (2012) who reported similar features of roots and fruits of various medicinal plants. According to the Thai Herbal Pharmacopeia (THP), essential instruments for plant identification include macroscopic approaches.…”

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Anatomical and histochemical characterization of some highly medicinal plants as a tool for quality control

Dastagir

Hussain

Uza

2023

Microscopy Res & Technique

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Medicinal plants are richest source of chemical compounds that can be used to evolve novel drugs. According to World Health Organization (WHO), in developing countries more than 3.5 billion people relay on herbal drugs for their primary health care. In the present study, an attempt was carried out to authenticate some selected medicinal plants (Fagonia cretica L., Peganum harmala L., Tribulus terrestris L., Chrozophora tinctoria L. Raf. and Ricinus communis L.) from family Zygophyllaceae and Euphorbiaceae using light and scanning electron macroscopic techniques. Macroscopic evaluation and comparative anatomy (Light Microscopy) of the root and fruits revealed great diversity in macro and microscopic features. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of root powder showed non‐glandular trichomes, stellate trichomes, parenchyma cells and vessels. Fruits SEM exhibited non‐glandular trichomes, glandular trichomes, stellate trichomes, peltate trichomes and mesocarp cells. Both macroscopic and microscopic evaluation plays a crucial role in the correct substantiation and validation of novel sources. These findings can serve as an essential source of information to accomplish the authenticity and to appraise the quality and purity of the herbal drugs in accordance to WHO guidelines. These parameters can be used to distinguish the selected plants from their commonly used adulterants. Research Highlights In the current work, five plants (Fagonia cretica L., Peganum harmala L., Tribulus terrestris L., Chrozophora tinctoria L. Raf. and Ricinus communis L.) from Zygophyllaceae and Euphorbiaceae were investigated for macroscopy and microscopy (LM & SEM) for the first time. Macroscopic and microscopic evaluation disclosed great diversity in morphology and histology. Microscopy is the backbone of standardization process. Current study helped in correct identification and quality assurance of the plant materials. Their statistical investigation may possess great potency for plant taxonomists to further appraise the vegetative growth and tissue development which is requisite especially for fruit to enhance the yield of herbal drugs and their formulation. Further molecular studies, compounds isolation and characterization are required to deepen the knowledge of these herbal drugs.

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Pharmacognostic screening and phytochemical evaluation of Acacia leucophloea root

Cited by 8 publications

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Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using Acacia leucophloea extract and their antibacterial activity

Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using Acacia leucophloea extract and their antibacterial activity

Development and standardization of quality control parameters of different parts of Trianthema portulacastrum L.

Anatomical and histochemical characterization of some highly medicinal plants as a tool for quality control

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