Distinctive features of nagadaman (Sansevieria roxburghiana Schult. & Schult.f): A pharmacognostic study

Dixit Renu; Sailaja P; Reddy KV Vijaya Bhaskara; Padmaja M

Distinctive features of nagadaman (Sansevieria roxburghiana Schult. & Schult.f): A pharmacognostic study

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Dixit Renu, Sailaja P, Reddy KV Vijaya Bhaskara and Padmaja M

Abstract:

Objective: Nagadaman (Sansevieria roxburghiana Schult. & Schult.f; Family-Agavaceae) is a herb, distributed all over India from West Bengal to Tamil Nadu and throughout World. Many species of Sansevieria are used as Indoor plant ornamental plants and are widely used in the treatment of many diseases in Indian traditional medicine - Ayurveda. The Macroscopic and Microscopic studies of the plant were done for standardization and identification of the drug.

Methods: The standard Pharmacognostical methods used by botanist on the principles of Pharmacognosy.

Results: Nagadaman (Sansevieria roxburghiana Schult. & Schult.f) showed distinct characteristic features in the rhizome like Cork cells Raphide crystals, Vascular bundles, externally covered with sclerenchymatous fibrous sheath. Powder analysis of Nagadaman rhizome churna shows the presence of fragments of parenchymatous cells of cortex, fragments of vessels with reticulate and pitted thickenings, bundle of Raphide crystals, simple and compound starch grains of various shapes and sizes.

Conclusion: The Present study of the rhizome of Nagadaman (Sansevieria roxburghiana Schult. &Schult.f) is an attempt to identify the drug and to ensure a quality and purity standard as the drug is widely used by tribal and pharmaceutical industries mainly by Ayurvedic physicians.

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Dixit Renu, Sailaja P, Reddy KV Vijaya Bhaskara and Padmaja M. Distinctive features of nagadaman (Sansevieria roxburghiana Schult. & Schult.f): A pharmacognostic study. J Pharmacogn Phytochem 2020;9(6):2156-2159.

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Distinctive features of nagadaman (Sansevieria roxburghiana Schult. & Schult.f): A pharmacognostic study

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