Open AccessPhytochemical and analytical evaluation of Jyotishmati (Celastrus paniculatus Willd.) leaf extracts
Author(s) -
Monojit Debnath,
Moulisha Biswas,
Vinay J Shukla,
K Nishteswar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-9382
pISSN - 0974-8520
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8520.141929
Subject(s) - phytochemical , terpenoid , chemistry , petroleum ether , chloroform , traditional medicine , saponin , ethyl acetate , chromatography , botany , biology , extraction (chemistry) , stereochemistry , biochemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Jyotishmati (Celastrus paniculatus Willd.) is a woody climber belongs to the family Celastraceae; a well known herbal nootropic, distributed through the tropical and subtropical regions of India. Its leaves are used in eye disease and headache. Very low qualitative and quantitative information about leaves have been documented to establish its quality and purity.