Pharmacological evaluation of antidiabetic activity of. The most part of the bulb is usually engrossed in soil kameshwari et al. Increased growth of shoot primordia was obtained in media. Isolation and characterization of new bufadienolides from urginea indica satyendra kumar jain, sonal dobhal and mahabeer prasad dobhal natural product laboratory, department of chemistry, university of rajasthan, jaipur, india abstract in the course of phytochemical study of the methanolic. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 304999 with original publication details. Some modern treatments include all of urginea in genus drimia. Dec 06, 2010 kaattuvengayam or urginea indica herbal remedy for bronchial ailments, dried powder of bulb regularly is helpful in the conditions like piles and fistula. Study on vegetative propagation using bulbs of wild onion urginea indica roxb. Free radical scavenging activity of urginea indica. Studies on bronchodilator and cardiac stimulant activities of urginea indica samra bashir1,2, saima abbas1, aslam khan2 and anwar h. Urginea indica kunth free ayurveda directory listing.
In the present study, antioxidant status of different parts of u. The ancestors of flowering plants diverged from gymnosperms around 245202 million years ago, and the first flowering plants known to exist are from 140 million years ago. Liliaceae were examined to provide the first detailed description of leaf anatomy following the methods employed by johansen. Onions are bitter to taste, they contains plenty of raphides in bulbs which act s as defensive mechanism. Urginea maritima is a species of flowering plant in the family asparagaceae, subfamily scilloideae formerly the family hyacinthaceae. Study on vegetative propagation using bulbs of wild onion. Flowers pale brown, very distant in laxly flowered 1531 cm long racemes. Urginea maritima is a bulb growing to 1 m 3ft 3in by 0. It is a perennial bulbous geophyte of family hyacinthaceae now placed in asparagaceae. Learn more about squill uses, effectiveness, possible side effects, interactions, dosage, user ratings and products that contain squill. Scilla the classic name of the plant, is derived from a greek word meaning to exite or disturb.
Results showed that the methanolic and ethyl acetate extract of alhagi maurorum and chloroform extract of urginea indica have significant radical scavenging. Drimia indica is a bulbous plant first producing a flowering stem up to 45cm tall and then a rosette of leaves growing 15 45cm tall from the bulb, which is 6 8cm in diameter. Here you can find all of the regulations and regulatory lists in which this substance appears, according to the data available to echa. Squill consists of the sliced and dried fleshy scale leaves of the bulb of urginea maritima linn. Urginea indica, alhagi maurorum, crinum asiaticum and prosopis cineraria were examined by dpph for their free radical scavenging activity. Shoot primordia developed after 23 subcultures in that medium. Cytological analysis of embryogenic callus and regenerated. Plants of urginea indica were collected from different locations namely, kashmir, ranganathittu, yarkadu, seethampundi and kerala and were grown in urginea germplasm, bangalore university, botany department. It is one of the most common skin disorders in huma ns, treatments are not available in english medicin e it is available in ayurveda using urginea indica liliaceae and chinese herbal medicine chm has been used for treating psoriasis and systematic administration of one such chm is effective in psoriasis. Free radical scavenging activity of urginea indica maurorum. Anatomy 38,50 sixteen populations of urginea indica kunth.
Urginea maritima sea squill, red squill pfaf plant database. Pdf phytochemical and antioxidant evaluation of urginea indica. From online sources, about 175 articlesbook chapterswebpages were obtained, and only relevant articlespapers were included in the present study. Introduction urginea is derived from the name ben urgin, a native ancient arab tribe of annaba bellakhdar, 1997. Uses, side effects, interactions, dosage, and warning. Jan 14, 2019 the integration of traditional and modern medicine has gained increased recognition globally. Studies on bronchodilator and cardiac stimulant activities of urginea indica. Leaves appearing after flowers, linearlanceolate, ensiform, 1530 46 x 12. Wild onion urginea indica provide health promoting phytochemicals, as well a s nutrients. Filaments linear, free or basally united to tepals. Pdf studies on bronchodilator and cardiac stimulant. Incidence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in indian squill. Drimia indica is a bulbous plant first producing a flowering stem up to 45cm tall and then a rosette of leaves growing 15 45cm tall from the bulb, which is 6 8cm in diameter 304 title.
In asian countries, the plant is also called ban piaz or jungli. A taxonomic genus within the family asparagaceae most of whose former members are now included under drimia and other genera. Chemical constituents of wild onion urginea indica kunth. The western ghats of india are known to be a major biological hotspot that supports plant diversity and endemism. Roots were cut from fresh bulbs and free hand cross sections were made. In light of vast potentiality of medicinal plants as therapeutics, the present endeavor deals with the assessment of antifungal and synergistic activity of urginea indica kunth. It is endemic to india, africa and meditteranian regions 16. Other constituents are mucilaginous and saccharine matter, including a peculiar mucilaginous carbohydrate named sinistrin, an inulinlike substance. We export urginea indica indian white squills, which is extensively used in pharmaceutical industry. Pdf phytochemical and antioxidant evaluation of urginea.
Gilani2,3 1faculty of pharmacy, bahauddin zakariya university, multan, pakistan. Containing a cardiac glycoside, the plant was also used for making a poison for rodents, however if eaten by other mammals including humans, it is considered a low level toxin that causes nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach pain. Studies on bronchodilator and cardiac stimulant activities. Light microscopic studies tissue preparations for anther studies were made by fixing young flower buds in 2. The flowers, which appear in spring before the leaves, are borne in racemes on a leafless stem up to 60 cm long. The free radical scavenging activity of methanol, chloroform and ethyl acetate extracts of urginea indica, alhagi maurorum, crinum asiaticum.
Vana palandu urginea indica kunth is a herb with bulb and light green coloured flowers. Despite serious safety concerns, people take squill to treat mild heart failure, irregular heartbeat. Jessop is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus drimia family asparagaceae. Mar 06, 2020 scillarena will be a boon in cardiac related problems whereas scillarenin for patients suffering from common cold and upper respiratory infections. Among the chloroform extracts of urginea indica, alhagi maurorum, crinum asiaticum and prosopis cineraria, the extract of urginea indica shows significant free radical scavenging activity see table 1,fig. Based on chloroplast dna sequences, the divergence date between monocots and dicots is estimated to be 200 million years, with a 40 million years uncertainty. Urginea indica, an endangered medicinal plant, commonly known as sea onion and methanolic extract of its bulbs has been reported to possess hypoglycemic and anticancer properties. General information drimia indica is a bulbous plant first producing a flowering stem up to 45cm tall and then a rosette of leaves growing 15 45cm tall from the bulb, which is 6 8cm in diameter. It is found at 6000 ft in the western himalayan and in some parts of bihar. May 01, 2012 read gastrointestinal stimulant effect of urginea indica kunth. Friable calli were induced from bulb scale explants of diploid 2 n 20 indian squill, urginea indica kunth.
Pdf phytochemical screening of bulbs extracts of urginea. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by bees. Sections were stained with safraninfast green and viewed with. Isolation and characterization of new bufadienolides from. In vitro regeneration from bulb explants of indian squill. Liliaceae commonly known as wild onion against human pathogenic fungi viz. The present study aims to investigate the toxicity and anticancer potentials of cglycosyl flavone against ehrlich ascites carcinoma mice model. This species is known by several common names, including squill, sea squill, sea onion, and maritime squill. Members of the liliaceae are famous for their use as medicinal herbs. Biosystematics studies on medicinal plant urginea indica.
It is a perennial bulbous geophyte with fibrous roots of six to ten inches of length. It is in leaf from october to july, in flower from september to october. Cglycosyl flavone, a phytochemical constituent in u. Urgineaindicakunth is glaborous, bulbus herb occurs in the forests of. It is found west into portugal and the canary islands, along the north africa coast, and east into syria, israel and southern iran anonymous 2005, davis 1984. A plant used in traditional medicine and its potential. Drimia indica is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant which grows from bulbs. Liliopsida is considered the scientific name for monocots, but monocots may be called differently based on different taxonomic classification systems. The alcoholic extracts of the bulbs have anticancer activity against human epidermoid carcinoma. Onions are bitter to taste, they contains plenty of raphides in bulbs which acts as defensive mechanism. Patel department of rural technology, guru ghasidas vishwavidyalaya, a central university, bilaspur, 495009, chhattisgarh, india. Urginea indica, morphometrics, accessions, aneuploids, vegetative characters 1.
Squill uses, botanical source, characters, and chemical. The free radicals scavenging activity of the crude extracts was determined by the 1. Analysis of antioxidant and anticancer potentials of urginea. Kaattuvengayam herbal remedy for bronchial ailments. This squill is mainly used to cure chronic bronchitis and asthma. Urgineaindicakunth is glaborous, bulbus herb occurs in. Squill is largely obtained from malta and the countries of the mediterranean coast.
Pdf studies on bronchodilator and cardiac stimulant activities of. Pdf this study was designed to evaluate bronchodilator and cardiotonic effects of. Urginea indica populations were collected from various localities of karnataka and cultivated in the germplasm of department of botany, bangalore university, bangalore. Cglycosyl flavone from urginea indica inhibits growth and.
Bapalal considered it as one of the sources for grinjana. Studies on bronchodilator and cardiac stimulant activities of. In this case, the low absorption value at 10 gml indicated its effectively even at a very low concentration. Pdf phytochemical screening of bulbs extracts of urginea indica. We presume that the chemical database provided in the present investigation can serve as a platform and future scope for collection, extraction and isolation of urginea indica bulbs. This substance has been found in the following regulatory activities directly, or inheriting the regulatory context of a parent substance. Scilla maritima was the name given by linnaeus, but this was changed to urginea an allusion to the algerian. For the online literature survey, the terms drimia indica, urginea indica, scilla indica, indian squill, kolkanda, and ban palandu were searched. Wild onion urginea indica provide health promoting phytochemicals, as well as nutrients.
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