B Savitha and R Sreela

Adhatoda vasica (Vasa) leaf is a commonly used drug in Ayurveda as a bronchodialator. A number of quinazoline alkaloids (Vasicine, vasicinone, vasinol, vasicol, adhatonine) essential oils (betane), vitamins (c, b-carotene), steroids (vasakin) and many fatty acids contribute to the medicinal activity of the plant. Vasa leaf juice (swarasa) is used in many Ayurvedic formulations. In this work the classical method of extracting the juice (swarasa) from the leaf is compared with commercial and chemical methods of extraction. The work is an effort to compare the methods extract maximum quantity of juice in terms of its major alkaloid vasicine. The work also aims to identify the best season for sample collection. For this juice samples were evaluated using HPTLC technique. The present study revealed that the method pudapakam gives maximum vasicine content when compared to the other methods and best season for sample collection is September. 

DOI: 10.22271/phyto.2024.v13.i6c.15184

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