Open AccessPharmacognostic and preliminary phytochemical investigation of Eulophia herbacea Lindl. Tubers (Orchidaceae)
Author(s) -
Anil U. Tatiya,
Sanjay J. Surana,
Snehal K. Bhavsar,
Daulat S. Patil,
Yogesh Patil
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2222-1808
DOI - 10.1016/s2222-1808(12)60123-6
Subject(s) - phytochemical , mucilage , orchidaceae , traditional medicine , botany , biology , chemistry , medicine
Objective: Eulophia herbacea Lindl (Orchidaceae) is an important traditional medicinal plant\udand widely used in treatment of variety of disease by tribes. Plant is unexplored scientifically\udyet for their identification and use. Therefore, the current study was carried out to perform\uddetailed pharmacognostical and phytochemical analysis of E.herbacea. Method: Systematic\udpharmacognostic evaluation of tubers of E.herbacea has been carried out with respect to\udmacroscopy, microscopy, WHO recommended physico-chemical parameters, florescence\udanalysis of powder and estimation of different chemical standards. HPTLC fingerprinting of\udamino acid was also developed. Result: Tubers are fibrous, woody and perennial with numerous\udrootlets. Microscopic study shows the presence of cork, cortex, parenchymatus ground tissue,\udfibro vascular bundles and calcium oxalate crystals. Qualitative phytochemical test revealed\udthe presence of acidic compounds, carbohydrates, amino acids, mucilage, tannins, steroids and\udtriterpenoid. Conclusions: Morphological, histological and physico-chemical parameters studied\udin this paper may be proposed to establish the authenticity of plant Eulophia herbacea, which\udcan probably, helps to differentiate the crude drug from its other species with respect to quality,\udpurity and identification