PHARMACOGNOSTICAL EVALUATION OF RHIZOME OF ZINGIBER OFFICINALE ROSC.
Chaudhary Anubha*, Garud Sandeep and Jaiswal Mohanlal
ABSTRACT
Zingiber officinale Rosc. belonging to family Zingiberaceae is one of the world’s important spices and a widely used medicinal plant in Ayurveda. Medicinal plants have shown tremendous potential for the development of new drug molecules for various serious diseases. The present study deals with pharmacognostical and preliminary phytochemical study of rhizome of Zingiber officinale Rosc. The purpose of this study is to determine medicinally active substances present in the sample. Alkaloids, tannins, volatile oil etc. are present in the drug. Pharmacognostical parameters for Zingiber officinale Rosc. were studied with the aim of drawing the pharmacopeial standards for the drug. TLC profile was also established.
Keywords: Phramacognosy, Phytochemistry, Zingiber officinale Rosc.
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