Pharmacognostic, phytochemical, physicochemical and TLC profile study Mace (Aril) of Myristica malabarica Lamk. (Myristicaceae)
Journal Title: The Journal of Phytopharmacology - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 6
Abstract
The plant Myristica malabarica Lamk. is traditionally used as a medicine and spices in food . It is belonging to family Myristicaceae. The plant is native to India and endangered trees are mostly found in western ghat. Extracted with various solvents by successive soxhlet hot extraction processs with increasing order of polarity on phytochemical investigation. The extract has shown alkaloids, saponin, tannin and flavones glycosides. It has important medicinal uses like Ayurvedic Medicines. It is traditionally used as anticancer, antiInflammatory, anti-Oxidant, Sedative hypnotics, Antimicrobial, Antifertility, Hepatoprotective and cytotoxicity. The chemical constituents such as Malabaricones, Malabaricanol, Isoflavones are isolated .Myristica Fragrans also known as fragnant Nutmeg or true Nutmeg. The present study i.e. Pharmacognostic, Phytochemical, Physicochemical and TLC Profile Study of Mace (Aril) Of Myristica malabarica Lamk. is helpful in the characterization of the crude drug. Physiochemical and phyto-chemical analysis of mace confirm the quality and purity of plant and its identification. The information collected is useful for further pharmacological and therapeutical evaluation of mace (Aril) Of Myristica malabarica Lamk. and anthology of quality control of crude drug.
Authors and Affiliations
Seema Yuvraj Mendhekar, Chetana Dilip Balsaraf, Mayuri Sharad Bangar, S. L. Jadhav, D. D. Gaikwad
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