PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND ANATOMICAL STUDY OF THREE SPECIES OF SIDA

ABSTRACT

Plants and plant based products are bases of many modern pharmaceuticals that are currently in use today for various diseases. Several species of  Sida commonly known as Bala, are known to have analgesic, anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic and hepatoprotective activity. The root infusion is given in nervous and urinary diseases and also in disorders of blood. The present study was undertaken to analyse the various active phytochemical constituents and to study detailed anatomical features of three species of Sida (family:Malvaceae) i.e., S. acuta, S. rhombifolia and S. cordifolia. A qualitative analysis was performed for detection of alkaloids, anthraquinone derivatives, glycosides, terpenoids, steroids and flavanoids. HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) was used for quantitative analysis of vasicine and vasicinone. Anatomical features of various plant parts were found useful for correct easy identification of commercial drug for ensuring purity while quantitative analysis helped in identifying the elite genotypes of the three species of Sida present in the area of present study. 

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