Pharmacognostic Pharmacognostic evaluation and investigation of revitalizer herb Evolvulus alsinoides Linn.

M.P.V. Vikram  Singh; Vinaykumar Prajapati drvinay

doi:10.46796/ijpc.v3i2.299

M.P.V. Vikram Singh Department of Botany, Shri Jai Narain Mishra P.G. College, Lucknow, UP-India-226001
Vinay Kumar Prajapati Department of Botany, M.B.P. Govt. P. G. College, Ashiyana, Lucknow, UP-India-226012

DOI https://doi.org/10.46796/ijpc.v3i2.299

Abstract

Medicinal plants have been used from ancient time for the treatment and well-being of human beings. Evolvulus alsinoides Linn. is also been extensively used as traditional medicine in various culture. Evolvulus alsinoides Linn. is often prostrate, slender and wiry with long hairs. The plant is common in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. The metabolites of the plant are considered to be effective in treating many ailments. Various dosage forms and a wide array of extracts have been used in traditional system of medicine with potent therapeutic activity. It has anticonvulsant, nootropic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, anxiolytic, cardio protective effects. The present study deals the pharmacognostic evaluation and investigation of systematics, macro-microscopy, physico-chemical studies, phytochemical studies and TLC assay & HPTLC analytical studies of this medicinally important plant species. Study not only covers critical aspects of pharmacognosy but also important phytochemical investigation with reference to its known bioactive secondary metabolites. It helps in the quality evaluation and standardization of herbal drug. Pharmacognostic diagnosis is very helpful to improve cultivation procedure, plant safety, drug quality and its efficacy along with authentication of commercial samples, used in various formulations.

Keywords: Evolvulus alsinoides Linn., Dwarf morning-glory, Pharmacognosy, Macro-microscopy, Physico-chemical Phytochemistry, HPTLC

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