Pharmacognostic Evaluatioin of the Roots of Berberis chitria Lindl

Berberis chitria (family Berberidaceae) has a close affinity with B. aristata, used in traditional systems of medicine as a drug 'Daruharidra' for skin disease, jaundice, affection of eyes, and rheumatism. Keeping this in view, in the present study attempts have been made to identify marke...

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Published inNatural product sciences Vol. 12; no. 1
Main Authors Srivastava, S.K. (National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India), E-mail: sharad ks@hotmail.com, Rawat, A.K.S. (National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India), Srivastava, Manjoosha (National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India), Mehrotra, Shanta (National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India)
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.03.2006
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BERBERIS
Berberis chitria
Daruharidra
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Summary:Berberis chitria (family Berberidaceae) has a close affinity with B. aristata, used in traditional systems of medicine as a drug 'Daruharidra' for skin disease, jaundice, affection of eyes, and rheumatism. Keeping this in view, in the present study attempts have been made to identify marker characters of B, chitria in order to differentiate the two species. Some of the diagnostic features of the root are patches of pericyclic fibre, pitted sclerieds and berberine containing cells and heterocyclic medullary rays.
Bibliography:T10
2006017564
ISSN:1226-3907