World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

PHARMACOGNOSTICAL EVALUATION OF CULTIVATED SAMPLE AND MARKET SAMPLESOF DRUG DANTIMOOL

Dr. Minal J. Vaidya*, Dr. Rekha Parmar and Dr. Satej Banne

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda is a gift to the mankind since the Veda-kala and is based on the principals of eternal life and longevity. Ithas rich heritage of herbal preparations which are extensively used from continues with highly effective results; so whole the industry and intellect are concentrating towards it anxiously. But the deforestation and extinction of many species (biodiversity) and incorrect identification of many plants has been resulted in adulteration and substitution of raw drugs. To recover this factor needed a major treat in the research on commercial natural products, like to promote the cultivation methods of the green plants. The aim of this research is to evaluate and compare the Pharmacognosticalproperties of the cultivated and market samples of Dantimool. (Baliospermummontanum Muell. Arg.’ roots). The samples were studied Pharmacognosticallythrough API and other methods. Like Foreign matter study, Macroscopic study Microscopic study etc. All the results were compared with API for authenticity and also with each other. On the bases of this study it can be understand that cultivated Dantimool has more efficacy and cultivation may be a good alternate or source for herbal therapeutic demand.

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