Jyoti Chauhan, D.K. Jain and P.C. Pande
Department of Botany, Meerut College, Meerut,
Uttar Pradesh , India.
Abstract: The interest in medicinal and aromatic plants has been shown all over the world because of safe and effective constituents of plant products and in particularly the presence of active principles of medicinal plants. Medicinal plants at present are largely being used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetic, agricultural and food industry. The developing countries mostly rely on traditional medicines. This traditional medicine involves the use of different plant extracts or the bioactive constituents. This study such as ethnomedicine keenly represents one of the best avenues in searching new economic plants for medicine. In keeping this view in mind the present investigation is carried out on the plant material of Withania sonmifera Dunal. The result suggest that the phytochemical properties of plant material for curing various ailments.
Keywords: Withania Somnifera, Preliminary Phytochemical, Traditional medicine, Withanolides.
REFERENCES
Akindele, A.J. and O.O. Adeyemi, (2007). Anti-inflammatory activity of the aqueous leaf extract of byrsocarpus coccineus, Fitoterapia, 78: 25-28.
Argal;. A. and Pathak, A.K. (2006). CNS activity of Calotropis gignatia roots. J. Ethno-pharmacology, 106: 142-145
Bhuiyan, M.A.; Mia, M.Y. and Rashid, M.A. (1996). Antibacterial principles of the seed of Eugenia jambolana, Bang J. Botany, 25: 239-241.
Harborne, J.B. (1998). Phytochemical methods. A guide to modern techniques of plant analysis. 3rd Edn., Chapman and Hall Int. Ed., New York.
Johansen, D.A. (1940). Plant Microtechnique, MC Graw Hill Book CO., New York.
Kirtikar, K.R. and Basu, B.D. (1975). In Indian Medicinal Plants. Vol. II (Periodical Experts, New Delhi)
Kokate, C.K. (2001). Pharmacognosy. 16th Edn. Nirali Prakashan, Mumbai, India.
Kusumoto, I.T., Nakabayashi, T. and Kida, H. (1995). Screening of various plant extracts used in ayurvedic medicine for inhibitory effects on human immunodeficience virus type I (HIV-I) protease, phytother. Res., 12: 488-493.
Liu, R.H. (2003). Health benefits of fruit and vegetables and from additive and synergistic combinations of phytochemicals. Am J. Clin. Nutr., 78: 517S-520S.
Malairajan, P., Gopalakrishnan, Geetha; Narasimhan, S. and K. Jessi kala Veni. (2006). Analgesic activity of some indian medicinal plants. J. Ethnopharmacol. 19: 425-428.
Nadkarni, K.M. (1954). In India Materia Medica. Vol. I (popular book depot Bombay)
Peres, M.T.L.P., Monache, F.D.; Cruz, A.D.; Pizzolatti, M.G. and Yunes, R.A. (1997). Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of Croton urucurana Baillon (Euphorbiaceac)J.Ethnopharmacol., 56:223- 226.
Rojas, A.; Hernandez, R.; Pereda, Miranda and Mata, R. (1992). Screening for antimicrobial activity of crude drug extracts and pure natural products from mexican medicinal plants J. Ethanopharmacol., 35: 275-283.
Sass, J.E. (1940) Elements of Botanical Microtech-nique, Mc graw Hill Book co., New york.
Trease, G.E. and Evans, W.C. (2002). Pharmacognosy, 10th Ed. Berilliee, Tindal, London. 519-547.