Pharmacographia indica :A history of the principal drugs of vegetable origin, met with in British India

Dymock, William; Hooper, David; Warden, Clara

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“…Kavitha and Vadivel (2006b) reported that the integrated nutrient combination involving organic form of manures (cocopeat at 5 t/ha and farmyard manure at 12.5 t/ha) and inorganic fertilizers (NPK 40:30:30 kg/ha) resulted in high seed yield. Dymock and Warden (1980) reported that the presence of L-DOPA, a precursor of dopamine in the seeds of M. pruriens made the plant valuable in the treatment of PD. M. pruriens is used in Ayurvedic medicine to treat diseases of the central nervous system and geriatric disorders (Mahajani et al, 1996).…”

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Amazing bean Mucuna pruriens: A comprehensive review

Kavitha¹,

Thangamani²

2014

J. Med. Plants Res.

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Mucuna pruriens commonly known as cow-age or cowitch or velvet bean or Alkushi, is a medicinal plant traditionally used in Indian medicine belongs to the family Leguminosae. M. pruriens seed is a natural source of the amino acid L-3,4-dihydroxy phenyl alanine (L-DOPA), the direct precursor to the neuro transmitter dopamine which is used widely in the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD). Serotonin, oxitriptan, nicotine, N,N-DMT, and bufotenine are the other chemicals found in M. pruriens in addition to L-DOPA. According to Ancient Ayurvedic literature Mucuna is used as a potent aphrodisiac, geriatric tonic and vermifuge. It is also used for the treatment of menstruation disorders, constipation, edema, fever, tuberculosis, etc. In addition, Mucuna is also grown as food crop, ornamental plant, living mulch and green manure crop. The reviews summarize the botany, uses, phyto constituents and pharmacological activities of M. pruriens.

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Amazing bean Mucuna pruriens: A comprehensive review

Kavitha¹,

Thangamani²

2014

J. Med. Plants Res.

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“…It is the purpose of this paper to re-. port studies made upon Rheum emodi plants and the drug obtained therefrom, the latter being shown by this investigation to represent one of the sources of the commercial Indian Rhubarb recently imported into the United States, and known to represent a variety of Himalayan or Indian Rhubarb used in the indigenous medicine of India (2) and found in Ihe Indian bazaars (10). Materials.-The materials used in this investigation consisted of leaves, rhizomes, and roots of Rheum emodi collected in Kashmir, India, herbarium sheets of overground portions and rhizomes and roots of R. emodi 1944 and 1945, the data obtained being compared with taxonomic descriptions of the authorities cited later in this paper and found to agree in the main with them.…”

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“…Dymock (10) lists it as one of the three sources of the bazaar Rhubarb of India, and Dutt (11) merely cites hearsay data that the large, twisted, cylindrical segments and fairly odorous ones of Indian Rhubarb belong to Rheum emodi. Holmstrlim (12) reported Rheum emodi grown in the Botanical Garden of Bern contained chrysophanic acid, traces of emodin, rhaponticin, rheochrysin, dextrose, and phytosterin.…”

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Studies on Indian Rhubarb. II. Rheum emodi*

Youngken

1946

Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (Scientific

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“…The bark is aromatic, having cooling sensation and is useful in vitiated conditions of pitta. The bark is occasionally prescribed for biliousness and useful in liver disease [26][27][28]. The different parts of the plant have been investigated by several workers and found to contain coumarins, furanocoumarins, lignans, alkaloids, steroids and flavonoids.…”

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In Vitro Antioxidant Activity of Feronia Limonia Bark Relevant to the Treatment of Oxidative Stress Mediated Neurodegenerative Disorders

Akter

Sadik

Kader

et al. 2016

World Scientific Research

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The present study was designed to explore the potent antioxidant of crude methanol extract (CME) of Feronia limonia bark and its four fractions such as petroleum ether (PEF), chloroform (CLF), ethyl acetate (EAF) and aqueous fractions (AQF) in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, caused by oxidative stress. The highest phenolic and flavonoid content were detected in CLF (18.16 µg of gallic acid equivalent/gm of dried sample &160.20 µg of GAE/gm of extract) suggestive for good source of antioxidant. To the best of the knowledge, the compound C-1, Umbelliferone (7-hydroxycoumarin), reported for the first time from this plant source, was isolated & characterized from the chloroform fraction by column chromatography, PTLC and by 1 H-NMR, 13C-NMR and HMBC respectively. All the fractions and the compound isolated were investigated for in vitro antioxidant activity by total antioxidant capacity assay, ferric reducing power assay, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl(DPPH) free radical & hydroxyl radical scavenging assay and lipid peroxidation assay. The total antioxidant activity and reducing capacity of CLF & EAF was higher than CME, AQF & PEF. In case of DPPH assay, all the extracts tested exhibited strong and similar free radical scavenging activity (IC 50 values 15.8-17.4 µg/ml) compared with the reference standard ascorbic acid(IC 50 value 12.6 µg/ml). The AQF had the highest hydroxyl radical scavenging activity with IC 50 value 12.5 µg/ml. The isolated compound and seven column fractions (F2 to F8) of CLF also possessed good antioxidant activity. The highest lipid peroxidation inhibition capacity was found from F7 (IC 50 value 14 µg/ml) appearing more potent than the standard catechin. Irrefutably, the study revealed that the plant bark inhibits multiple components of the oxidative stress pathway, which is suggestive for using in the effective and safe treatment of neurodegenerative diseases after in vivo effectiveness test is done.

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Pharmacographia indica :A history of the principal drugs of vegetable origin, met with in British India

Cited by 28 publications

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Amazing bean Mucuna pruriens: A comprehensive review

Amazing bean Mucuna pruriens: A comprehensive review

Studies on Indian Rhubarb. II. Rheum emodi*

In Vitro Antioxidant Activity of Feronia Limonia Bark Relevant to the Treatment of Oxidative Stress Mediated Neurodegenerative Disorders

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