Woodfordia fruticosa, proximate analysis, phytochemical, polyphenols. Pdf download buy article permissions and reprints key word index woodfordia fruticosa octacosanol. Woodfordia fruticosa has many ethnobotanical roles as a traditional medicine, such as curing bowel disorders, dysentery, diarrhea, ulcers, and other infectious diseases, in addition to treating rheumatism 3e5. Dhataki fire flame bush is a spreading, leafy shrub, small in size but very conspicuous on dry, rocky hillsides from december to may, when the masses of little fiery bells. Woodfordia fruticosa kurz is a member of family lythraceae, commonly used in the treatment of diseases like leucorrhoea, dysentery, leprosy and menorrhagia. Extraction and application of natural dye preparations. Woodfordia fruticosa herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Evaluation of radical scavenging potential and total. Antihyperglycemic effect of woodfordia fruticosa linn. Chromatographic profiling of ellagic acid in woodfordia fruticosa flowers and their gastroprotective potential in ethanolinduced ulcers. Wound healing potential of flowers extracts of woodfordia. Extraction and application of natural dye preparations from. Join researchgate to discover and stay uptodate with the latest research from leading experts in woodfordia and many other. These are quickly absorbed by l mucosa and helps in increasing the elasticity of muscles.
Download download pdf international journal of ayurveda and. Leaves simple, opposite, subsessile, 411 x 24 cm, ovatelanceolate or lanceolate, subcoriaceous, whitish velvety tomentose and finely orangish. Woodfordia fruticosa linn kurz was collected in the month of january, from kumta district. Phytochemical and biological evaluation of woodfordia. Woodfordia fruticosa is an evergreen shrub growing wild in the tropical and subtropical region of india. Lythraceae are reported to have good medicinal values in traditional system of medicines. Pharmacognostical evaluation of dhataki woodfordia fruticosa. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. It is found commonly in most parts of india and ascends to an altitude of 1,500 m. Kinetic study of alcohol generation revealed the strain s.
Antipeptic ulcer activity of an extract of a flower of. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Investigation of antiasthmatic potential of kanakasava in ovalbumininduced bronchial asthma and airway inflammation in rats. Pharmacognosy of the flowers ofwoodfordia fruticosa kurz has been carried out to lay down standards for the genuine drug dhataki.
Kurz mallesham bullea, deepa rathakatlaa, raghuvardhan lakkama, venugopal rao kokkiralaa,d, mahender ailenia,b,c, zhang pengb, sadanandam abbagania, aplant biotechnology research unit, department of biotechnology, kakatiya university, warangal 506 009, india. Woodfordia fruticosa is an important medicinal plant used in traditional system of medicine since the time immemorial. Woodfordia fruticosa is an evergreen shrub growing to 5 m 16ft by 5 m 16ft at a medium rate. Leaves subsessile, 411 x 24 cm, ovatelanceolate or lanceolate, subcoriaceous, whitish velvety tomentose and finely orangish or blackpunctate beneath. Evaluation of pharmacognostic and physicochemical parameters. Lythraceae is used traditionally in wound healing by the tribals of chhattisgarh district. The university of minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. Antimicrobial activity, medicinal plant, nepal, woodfordia fruticosa. We are helping you to learn ayurveda through ancient ayurvedic books. The paper deals with the detailed anatomy of the pedicel and various floral appendages, pollen ornamentation, seed with unusual mucilage hairs and embryo characters. Distribution area a shrub, commonly occurring throughout north india, ascending to an altitude of c. Indiamart natural and pure herbs woodfordia fruticosa. This is an excellent resource for ayurveda practitioners and students. It is used to cure a number of diseases as diarrhea, piles and dysentery.
Anti peptic ulcer activity of an extract of a plant flower. Woodfordia fruticosa kurz is a widely used medicinal herb in different south east asian countries since long back and plays a potential role in. The record derives from tropicos data supplied on 20120418 which reports it as an accepted name record 19200233 with original publication details. Pharmacognostical evaluation of dhataki woodfordia. Woodfordia fruticosa herb uses, benefits, cures, side. Evaluation of radical scavenging potential and total phenol. This is the plant details for woodfordia fruticosa l. Dhataki fire flame bush is a spreading, leafy shrub, small in size but very conspicuous on dry, rocky hillsides from december to may.
Wound healing potential of flowers extracts of woodfordia fruticosa kurz. Fire flame bush, shiranjitea, woodfordia description. Mar 21, 2007 woodfordia fruticosa kurz of the family lythraceae is a plant of tropical and subtropical region with a long history of medicinal use. Woodfordia fruticosa kurz of the family lythraceae is a plant of tropical and subtropical region with a long history of medicinal use. Agrobacterium tumefaciens a mediated transformation of. Initially twenty four yeasts strains were isolated on mgyp agar plate. Antimicrobial activity of useful parts of woodfordia fruticosa linn. Media in category woodfordia fruticosa the following 37 files are in this category, out of 37 total. However, there is a paucity of scientific data in support. A pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of an extract or lyophilized extract or at least one bioactive fraction obtained from the plant woodfordia fruticosa along with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable additivescarriers for treating ulcer caused by the conditions such as stress induced ulcer, peptic ulcer, cold restraint induced ulcer, drug.
In the present study, pharmacognostical evaluation of dhataki is done. Isolation, biochemical and genetic characterizations of. Flavonoids, polyphenols extracted from woodfordia floribunda has a stringent effect which are depicted in ayurveda strongly. Micropropagation via nodal explants of woodfordia fruticosa. In order to download, print or access these formats you must be logged in. Pharmacognosy of the flowers of woodfordia fruticosa kurz has bcen.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Ayurveda ebooks your guide to ayurveda free download. Etanzania, madagascar, comores, saudi arabia, oman, myanmar burma, bhutan, indonesia, china guangdong, guangxi, yunnan, india, sri lanka, nepal, pakistan and vietnam references. Pdf extract of woodfordia fruticosa flowers ameliorates. Dhataki woodfordia fruticosa uses, dose, side effects ayurveda dhataki is the backbone herb of almost all asava and arishta preparations. India and the extracts were prepared in solvents like methanol. India and the extracts were prepared in solvents like methanol, ethanol and distilled water. Scientific investigation of crude alkaloids from medicinal plants for the management of pain.
Woodfordia fruticosa flower, pharmacognostic, physicochemical properties. Pharmacognostic studies on the flower of woodfordia fruticosa. Woodfordia fruticosa in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Jun 15, 2014 woodfordia fruticosa kurz ayurvedic herb. Pdf phytochemical and biological evaluation of woodfordia. This is a common gregarious shrub which springs up naturally on landslips, abandoned cultivation, and other open places, killing out grass, binding the soil together and acting as a useful soilimprover and a most efficient nurse to tree species, including sal, which come up freely under its protective cover. Pdf micropropagation via nodal explants of woodfordia. Caraka quoted it among the fermenting egents asava yoni. Pharmacognostic studies on the flower of woodfordia. The results also revealed that woodfordia fruticosa leaves extracts has higher percentage of. Kurz mallesham bullea, deepa rathakatlaa, raghuvardhan lakkama, venugopal rao kokkiralaa,d, mahender ailenia,b,c, zhang pengb, sadanandam abbagania, aplant biotechnology research unit, department of biotechnology, kakatiya university, warangal 506 009, india bnational key. Dhataki woodfordia fruticosa linn is a shrub about 2. Air dried powdered flower of the plant was extracted successively using alcohol as solvent and water extract by maceration process.
To isolate and characterize the alcoholproducing yeasts from woodfordia fruticosa flowers, which are used for the induction and maintenance of fermentation in the making of ayurvedic formulations. It is good for the treatment of leprosy, thirst, dysentery. In vitro antibacterial activity, gas chromatographymass. The record derives from tropicos which reports it as an accepted name record 19200233 with original publication details. He also described dhataki among the purisasangrahaniya and mutravirajaniya group of drugs. Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation of woodfordia fruticosa l. Here is a good example of how it accomplishes this mission. Kurz get updates enter your email to get regular updates. One can read online and download ayurveda ebooks for free.
Present work deals with the pharmacognostical examination of macroscopic and microscopical characters of woodfordia fruticosa kurz. The bark of the tree is pungent, acrid, cooling and uterine sedative. Natural dyes, dyeyielding plant, woodfordia fruticosa, fireflame bush, cotton, jute. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The plant material such as leaves, bark and flowers were collected from three different 200, 402 and 600 m altitudes of khandala m. Authenticated plant material was evaluated morphologically and microscopically. Histochemical tests and fluorescence characteristics are also described.
Woodfordia fruticosa kurz is a widely used medicinal herb in different south east asian countries since long back and plays a potential role in curingtreating various ailmentsdisorders like leprosy, toothache, leucorrhea, fever, dysentery, bowel disease. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of dried flowers of woodfordia fruticosa on carbon tetrachloride ccl 4induced hepatic fibrosis in rat model. For more multimedia, look at woodfordia fruticosa on wikimedia commons. Rakhi nautiyal1, suresh chaubey2, chityanand tiwari1. Woodfordia fruticosa is a species of plant in the family lythraceae distribution. Histochemical tests and fluorescence characteristics are also. Hepatic fibrosis was induced in male wistar rats by ccl 4 administration 150. Extract of woodfordia fruticosa flowers ameliorates hyperglycemia, oxidative stress and improves. Methanolic extract of woodfordia fruticosa kurz flowers. Woodfordia fruticosa fireflame bush pfaf plant database. Dhataki woodfordia fruticosa uses, dose, side effects. Woodfordia fruticosa is a wonderful medicinal herb commonly known as dhataki. Homonyms woodfordia fruticosa kurz woodfordia fruticosa common names shiranjitea in english fireflamebush in english woodfordia in english bibliographic references.
A wide range of chemical compounds including tannins especially those of macrocyclic hydrolysable class, flavonoids, anthraquinone glycosides, and polyphenols have been isolated from this species in recent times. Some species of smart flowering plants like this woodfordia fruticosa also called fireflame bush has perfectly mastered the art of bird pollination, by luring birds to feed on nectar in such a way that ensures the dusting of pollens on the forehead. This plant can cure peptic ulcers induced by helicobacter pylori 6. Kurz is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus woodfordia family lythraceae. Leaves simple, opposite, subsessile, 411 x 24 cm, ovatelanceolate or lanceolate, subcoriaceous, whitish velvety tomentose and finely orangish or blackpunctate beneath. Dhataki is mainly emphasized in the ancient ayurvedic texts as one of the most important formentation products. Pdf phytochemical investigation and standardization of extracts of. Article agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation of woodfordia fruticosa l.
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