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Mohammad Shamim Qureshi ¹, A. Venkateshwar Reddy ², G. S. Kumar ³, Lubna Nousheen ²

Affiliations
1 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, Kukatpally - 50035, Hyderabad, Telangana, IN
2 Anwarul Uloom College of Pharmacy, New Mallepally, Hyderabad – 500001, Telangana, IN
3 School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Bukit Jallil, Kuala Lumpur-57000, MY

Abstract

An ethnobotanical survey of various medicinal plants used in curing some diseases in villagers of Garhphulghar Gram, Chhattisgarh, was carried out between September - October 2014. Ethnobotanical data were collected by oral interview with local villagers, traditional medical practitioners (TMPs), and herb sellers. From the survey, a total of 30 plant species belonging to 20 families were found to be useful in the treatment of skin problems, cold, fever, cough, headache, diarrhoea, toothache, stomach ache, wounds, diabetes, rheumatism, asthma, dysentery, hair loss and poisoning (snake, scorpion and insect bites). Residents in the study area find the Ayurvedic traditional medicine cheaper as compared to orthodox medicines. It is therefore implicated that attempts should be made on how to explore on documentation, conservation and standardization of the medicinal plants. Also, attention of the researcher and health officials should be drawn towards the importance medicinal and different uses of the medicinal plants and they should intensify the research to reveal other concealed potential of the medicinal plants.

Keywords

Ethnobotany, Survey, Medicinal Plant, Villagers, Chhattisgarh.

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Mohammad Shamim Qureshi ¹, A. Venkateshwar Reddy ², G. S. Kumar ³, Lubna Nousheen ²

Affiliations
1 R & D Cell, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kukatpally, Hyderabad-50035, Telangana, IN
2 Anwarul Uloom College of Pharmacy, New Mallepally, Hyderabad-500001, Telangana, IN
3 School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Bukit Jallil, Kuala Lumpur-57000, MY

Abstract

The most important aspect of Pharmacognosy is to evaluate the quality and purity of crude drugs by means of various parameters. For the quality and purity of medicinal plants, pharmacognostic, physicochemical and preliminary phytochemical studies of the leaves of Hydrolea zeylanica Vahl, family Hydrophyllaceae. were carried out. The macroscopic and microscopic assessment revealed characters that are of diagnostic value and useful in authentication of the plant. The Physicochemical analyses reveals values for moisture content, water soluble extractive, alcohol soluble extractive and total ash which are within the World Health Organisation (WHO) standards for crude drug from medicinal plants. Phytochemical studies for secondary metabolites revealed the presence of Glycosides, volatile oils, tannins, carbohydrate, sterols, flavonoids and alkaloids are present in the extracts Information obtained from these studies can be used as markers in the standardization and identification of this plant as a herbal remedy and also towards monograph development on the plant.

Keywords

Standardization, Pharmacognostic, Organoleptic, Microscopy, Physico-Chemical.

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