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Authors
Affiliations
1 Dr. Zahir Husain College, Ilayankudi, T.N., IN
2 Department of Botany, Rani Anna Govt. College for Women, Tirunelveli, T.N., IN
3 Siddha Medicinal Plants Garden, C.C.R.S., Mettur Dam, T.N., IN
4 Nnai Arts and Science College for Women, Karur, T.N., IN
Source
International Journal of Plant Sciences, Vol 8, No 1 (2013), Pagination: 116-119
Abstract
A medicinal herb can be viewed as a synthetic laboratory as it produces and contains a number of chemical compounds. Gas chromatography (GC) and mass spectroscopy (MS) can be used to study traditional medicines and characterize the compound of interest. Indigofera viscosa Lam. is herb distributed in hill slopes of southern peninsular India. The macerate of the crushed whole plant is used as rectal application, twice a week for one week, to stop diarrhea. Sterols, triterpenes, polar and other constituents in whole plant of Indigofera viscosa Lam. were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Over 23 compounds were identified. Sitosterol and stigmasterol were the most abundant of sterols identified in the sterol fraction.
Keywords
Gas Chromatography (gc), Mass Spectroscopy (ms), Indigofera Viscosa
