The Journal of Phytopharmacology, 2017;6(6):329-334 DOI:10.31254/phyto.2017.6604
Pharmacognostic, phytochemical, physicochemical and TLC profile study Mace (Aril) of Myristica malabarica Lamk. (Myristicaceae)
Seema Yuvraj Mendhekar1 , Chetana Dilip Balsaraf2 , Mayuri Sharad Bangar2 , S.L. Jadhav2 , D.D. Gaikwad2
1. Assistant Professor, Pharmacognosy Department, VJSM’s Vishal Institute of Pharmaceutical Education And Research, Ale, Pune, Maharashtra412411, India
2. Pharmacognosy Department, VJSM’s Vishal Institute of Pharmaceutical Education And Research, Ale, Pune, Maharashtra-412411, India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 27th October, 2017 / Accepted: 12th December, 2017
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.
Myristica fragrans, Malabaricone, Malabaricanol, Phytochemical screening, Microscopical study, TLC.
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Mendhekar SY, Balsaraf CD, Bangar MS, Jadhav SL, Gaikwad DD. Pharmacognostic, phytochemical, physicochemical and TLC profile study Mace (Aril) of Myristica malabarica Lamk. (Myristicaceae). J Phytopharmacol 2017; 6(6):329-334.
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