A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF WOODFORDIA FLORIBUNDA SALISB.

Indian medicinal plants are the essence of Ayurveda and Ayurvedic treatments. When used judicially and clocking with the basic principles they produce miraculous effects. Fire flamed Bush (Woodfordia floribunda salisb), commonly called as Dhavari, Dhataki, belongs to the family Lythraceae. It is an important medicinal plant of tropical and subtropical India. Dhataki is a deciduous shrub, usually with a much fluted stem, spreading branches, 1-3 m high, rarely up to 7 m, commonly occurring throughout North India, ascending to an altitude of 1,500 m in the Himalayas, but rather scarce in South India. Acharya Charak quoted it among the fermenting agents (Asava yoni) and described under Purisasangrahniya, Mutravirajaniya and Sandhaniya group of drugs. The reported pharmacological activities of Woodfordia floribunda salisb. are antitumor activity, DNA inhibitory activity, immunomodulatory activity, antioxidant activities, antihyperglycemic activity, anti- inflammatory and analgesic properties, antimicrobial activity, hepatoprotective activity, etc. Dhataki is one of the major ingredient of many important formulations used in Ayurvedic system of medicine such as Dhatakyadi taila, Dhatakyadi curna, Pusyanuga curna, Brhat Gangadhara curna, Arvindasava. So this review paper is an attempt of the author to provide details of this medicinal plant Dhataki about its classical references, synonyms, botanical description, phytochemical and pharmacological activity and classical medicinal uses

A PRECIOUS HERB - GMELINA ARBOREA LINN. W.S.R TO ITS MEDICINAL USES AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY

Traditional medicines play an important role in health services around the globe. About three quarter of the world population relies on plants and plant product for health care. Gmelina arborea Linn. an important medicinal plant is one of the most widely cultivated species of the family Verbenaceae. It is commonly known as Gambhari,  the term actually used by tribal people of Bihar. It is one of the herb mentioned in all ancient literature of Ayurveda in diseases like ulcer, diarrhoea, thirst, anaemia, leprosy, vaginal discharge, piles, fever and varieties of ailments. It is highly valued from the immemorial because of its vast medicinal properties. Gambhari is a fast growing deciduous tree occurring naturally throughout greater part of India at altitudes up to 1,500 meters. It is an essential component of Dashamula dravya (group of ten roots) and has been used for its valuable medicinal properties like Medhya (Intellect power), Keshya (Hair tonic) and Rasayana (Rejuvenator). Acharya Charaka mentioned Gambhari in Sothahara, Dahaprasamana, Virecanopaga mahakasaya and also explain its fruit as best among Rakta-Sangrahaka and Raktapittahara. The roots,  fruits and the leaves of Gambhari have great medicinal value therefore traditionally it was widely used as anthelmintic, antimicrobial, anti-diabetic, anti-aging, analgesic, diuretic, hepato-protective and antiepileptic agent. The present article provides all necessary information regarding its classical literature, general introduction, medicinal uses of its roots, leaves, flowers, fruit, bark, and pharmacological studies conducted till date

Online antioxidant activity and ultra-performance LC-electrospray ionisation-quadrupole time-of-fight mass spectrometry for chemical fingerprinting of Indian polyherbal formulations

<div><p>A HPLC–DAD–DPPH method was developed for evaluating the 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl free radical scavenging activity of ethylacetate extracts of different polyherbal formulations (draksarista, draksava, lohasava and arvindasava) by using RP-18e column. The ethylacetate extract from polyherbal, ‘draksarista’ exhibited maximum free radical scavenging activity (99.9 ± 0.38%) followed by draksava (99.8 ± 0.34%), lohasava (98.5 ± 0.30%) and arvindasava (42.3 ± 0.34%) at 100 μg mL^− 1. Simultaneously, ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionisation-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS) was used to study chemical composition of the ethylacetate extracts of formulations. The characteristic electrospray mass ionisation reveals the dominance of polyphenols and their glycosides in the four polyherbal formulations.</p></div