Open AccessPHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND PHYSIOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON AERIAL PART OF ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM LINN. FOUND IN KASHMIR
Author(s) -
Suheena Khanday,
Afsahul Kalam,
Ansar Ahmad Ansari,
Aamir Yousuf,
Sajad Salim,
Riehana Gani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of unani medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0974-6056
DOI - 10.53390/ijum.v14.i2.3
Subject(s) - achillea millefolium , phytochemical , asteraceae , traditional medicine , antifungal , achillea , herb , biology , botany , medicine , medicinal herbs , microbiology and biotechnology
This studyis aimed to evaluate the physicochemical, macroscopic, microscopic and preliminary phytochemical studies of the aerial part of Achillea millefolium L., belonging to the Asteraceae family. It is a perennial herb and is distributed throughout theworldandis native to western Asia and Europe but is also found abundantly in most temperate regions including North America (Anne et al., 2006). Western Himalayas from Kashmir to Kumaon (6000-9000 feet above sea level), also serve as a good sourcefor its production. The plant possesses many important phyto-chemicalslike sesquiterpenes, phenolic compounds, essential oils, etc. The plant has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antifungal, antitumor, antiseptic, spasmolytic and hemostaticproperties. As there is no detailed standardization work reported on aerial part of Achillea millefolium L., the objective of this study was to work out the physicochemical parameters, macroscopic and microscopic study and preliminary phytochemical constants. The study revealed specific identities for the crude drug which will be useful in identification and to check the adulteration of the raw drug.