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Authentication and quality evaluation of an important Ayurvedic drug - Ashoka bark

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Title Authentication and quality evaluation of an important Ayurvedic drug - Ashoka bark
 
Creator Khatoon, Sayyada
Singh, Neha
Kumar, Santosh
Srivastava, Neena
Rathi, Anshu
Mehrotra, Shanta
 
Subject Ashoka
Pharmacognosy
Polyalthia longifolia
Saraca asoca
Saraca declinata
TLC
 
Description 393-400
This paper presents authentication and quality evaluation of stem bark of Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Wilde, officially considered
as ‘Ashoka’, in comparison with stem barks of S. declinata Linn and Polyalthia longifolia Benth, which are also known as
‘Ashoka’. S. asoka is an important indigenous drugs for treatment of various female disorders. HPTLC profile shows characteristic
band under UV 366 nm as follows: S. asoca, Rf 0.53; S. declinata, Rf 0.18; and P. longifolia, Rf 0.13 0.21, 0.27, 0.38, 0.49.
Presence of stigmasterol in S. asoca and S. declinata and its b-sitosterol in stem bark of P. longifolia was observed.
 
Date 2009-04-13T04:02:22Z
2009-04-13T04:02:22Z
2009-05
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0022-4456
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3791
 
Language en_US
 
Publisher CSIR
 
Source JSIR Vol.68(05) [May 2009]