An update on Ayurvedic herb Convolvulus pluricaulis Choisy
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Genetic diversity and chemical profiling of different populations of Convolvulus pluricaulis (convolvulaceae): an important herb of ayurvedic medicine
Convolvulus pluricaulis Choisy, commonly known as "Shankhpushpi", is an ayurvedic medicinal plant recommended as a brain tonic to promote intellect and memory, eliminate nervous disorders and to treat hypertension. Because of increasing demand of the drug, this plant species has been over-exploited. As a consequence, many unrelated plants are being sold by the crude drug dealers in India in the...
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The plant of Convolvulus pluricaulis Choisy was found to be used by different traditional systems and folklore for the treatment of various disorders. The aim of the present study was to investigate the neuropharmacological activity of various extracts of Convolvulus pluricaulis Choisy in albino mice. The animal behavior was evaluated by locomotor activity, tremors activity, sleep inducing mode...
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Convolvulus, a genus of perennial wild herb commonly found on sandy and rocky areas under xerophytic conditions in northern India. Convolvulus pluricaulis is a member of family Convolvulaceae and is used as traditional medicine for variety of ailments. It is widely used in Unani medicine and is also mentioned as a rasayana in Ayurveda, an ancient system of Indian medicine. It has been reported ...
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A simple sensitive spectrofluorimetric method was developed for the analysis of total coumarins calculated as scopoletin in the plants Evolvulus alsinoides and Convulvulus pluricaulis. The fluorescent nature of scopoletin proved to be of immense value in the development of the spectrofluorimetric method. The excitation and emission wavelengths for scopoletin were 430 nm and 460 nm respectively ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2221-1691
DOI: 10.1016/s2221-1691(14)60240-9