Indian Species and their Medicinal Property

 

Mr. Ritik. S. Jain*, Mr. Tushar. N. Sonwane, Mr. Azam. Z. Shaikh

Department of Pharmacognosy, Ahinsa Institute of Pharmacy, Dondaicha, Dist. Dhule.

*Corresponding Author E-mail: ritikbadera390@gmail.com

 

ABSTRACT:

Today many diseases affect our body sometime these disease are easily cure or sometimes its take time. For treatment of particular disease we use different chemical based medicines. Sometimes these medicine provide harm affect to our body. Beside using these chemical based medicines use Indian species which have lot of medicinal property and very rarer side effects to human body. So due to improper information about medicinal property of these species peoples are generally avoid the use of these species in there day to day life. Various species are generally available are amchoor, alkanet root, asafoetida, Cardamom, garlic etc having number of useful medicinal property.

 

KEYWORDS: Detoxification, Alkanna, Carminative, Anti-parasitic, Analgesic.

 

 

INTRODUCTION:

A)   Amchoor:

Medicinal Property of Amchoor:

1.     Amchoor has high content of iron so it is especially beneficial for those preganant women and those suffering from iron deficiency anemia.

2.     Reduces acidity, improves digestion and enhance bowel movements.

3.     Benefits for cardiovascular health.

4.     Detoxification.

5.     Control blood pressure and diabetes.

6.     Improve vision.

7.     Anti-aging effect

8.     Boosts metabolism

9.     Scurvy.[2]

 

B)   Alkanet Root / Alkanna:

Medicinal Property of Alkanet Root:

1.     Scare Recovering

2.     Fever treatment

3.     Hair & Nail treatment

4.     Rheumatic recovery

5.     Maintaining skin health

6.     Support and promote high performance health

7.     Antifungal and Skin healing

8.     Herps treatment

9.     Anti-aging activity

10. Anti-cancer activity [1]

 

C)   Asafoetida:

Medicinal Property of Asafoetida:

1.     Carminative

2.     Anti-pasmodic

3.     Expectorant

4.     Sedative

5.     Diuretics

6.     Anthelminthic

7.     Aphrodisiac

8.     Emmenagogue

9.     Antiparasitic

10. Anti-cholesteremic

11. Anti-fertility

12. Anti-fungal

13. Anti-carcinogenic

14. Anti-ulcerogenic property

15. Anti-diabetics

16. Smooth muscled relaxant.[3]

 

D)    Cardamom:

Medicinal Property of Cardamom:

1.     Antiseptic

2.     Carminative

3.     Diuretics

4.     Stimulants

5.     Anti-microbial

6.     Anti- Cancer activity

7.     Anti- Inflammatory activity

8.     Anti- ulcerogenic activity

9.     Skin-penetration Enhancing activity

10. Gastroprotective activity

11. Blood pressure lowering activity

12. Cigarette De addiction

13. Digestive and Stomachic. [4]

 

E)   Garlic:

Medicinal Property of Garlic:

1.     Anti-oxidant

2.     Anti-inflammatory

3.     Anti-stress

4.     Anti-cancer properties

5.     Anti-diabetic operty

6.     Immunity booster

7.     Regulation of blood pressure

8.     Analgesic effect

9.     Anti-microbial effects. [5]

 

F)   Ginger:

Medicinal Property of Ginger:

1.     Anti- ulcer

2.     Anti-cholinergic

3.     Anti-oxidant

4.     Anti- inflammatory

5.     Rheumatologic

6.     Analgesic effect

7.     Anti- cramp effect

8.     Cholesterol regulation and hypotensive property

9.     Anti-microbial.[5]

 

G)  Turmeric:

Medicinal Property of Turmeric:

1.     Anti-oxidant activity

2.     Cardio-vascular effect

3.     Anti-diabetic effect

4.     Inflammatory disorders

5.     Edematic disorder

6.     Anti-cancer effects

7.     Gastro-intestinal effects

8.     Anti-microbial activity.[6]

 

H)  Clove:

Medicinal Property of Clove:

1)    Anti-microbial activity

2)     Cyto-toxic activity

3)    Anti-oxidant activity

4)    Anti-viral activity

5)    Hepato-protective activity

6)    Analgesic activity

7)    Anesthetic activity.[7]

 

I)     Tamarind:

Medicinal Property of Tamarind:

1.     Anti-microbial activity

2.     Anti-diabetic activity

3.     Anthelminitic activity

4.     Anti-inflammatory activity

5.     Analgesic activity

6.     Antivenom activity

7.     Hepatoprotective activity

8.     Hypolipidemic and weight reducing activity

9.     Immunomodulatory activity

10. Anti-diarrheal and Anti-dysentery activity

11. Wound healing activity

12. Anti-emetic activity

13. Anti-histamine activity

14. Anti-pyretic activity

15. Anti-malarial activity

16. Ophthalmological activity

17. Cyto-toxic activity

18. Acaricidal activity

19. Laxative properties

20. Effect on cardiovascular system and blood

21. Effect on cellular system.[8]

 

J)    Nigella Sativa:

Medicinal Property of Nigella Sativa:

1.     Diuretic

2.     Anti-hypertensive liver tonic

3.     Anti-diarrheal property

4.     Analgesic activity

5.     Anti-oxidant property

6.     Renal protective

7.     Hepato-protective

8.     Bronchodilator

9.     Anti-inflammatory

10. Anti-microbial

11. Immunomodulator

12. Anti-diabetic

13. Anti-cancer

14. Anthelmintic

15. Anti-bacterial

16. Emmenagogue.[9]

 

CONCLUSION:

From these article we understand the medicinal property of different Indian species and very useful in many treatment. So these species are very essential in our day to day life.

 

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Received on 29.05.2020         Modified on 19.06.2020

Accepted on 10.07.2020       ©A&V Publications All right reserved

Res.  J. Pharmacology and Pharmacodynamics.2020; 12(3):142-144.

DOI: 10.5958/2321-5836.2020.00026.9