PHARMACOGNOSTIC STUDY AND QUANTIFICATION OF MARKER COMPOUND THROUGH HPTLC TECHNIQUE IN KUKRONDHA (BLUMEA LACERA (BURM. F.) DC.- ROOT

Abstract

Blumea lacera (Burm. f.) DC. Belongs to family Asteraceae is an annual herb and found in
tropical and sub-tropical parts of India including Madhya Pradesh. Blumea lacera is described
as a valuable medicinal plant in many popular systems of medicine such as Ayurveda,
Homoeopathy and Unani. The plant is used as folk medicine for the treatment of various
diseases viz. bronchitis, dysentery; wound healing, cough, cold. Fresh leaf extract is used for
treating pneumonia, root used to cure mouth diseases. In the Konkan region of India, the plant
is used to drive away fleas and other insects. On the basis of therapeutic characters a detailed
study of Kokilasha different parts (root, stem and leaf) such as anatomical studies,
physicochemical tests, preliminary phytochemical analysis, identification and quantification
Cineol and Ferulic acid standard markers compounds through HPTLC fingerprints profile and
detection of heavy metals, were carried out. The established parameters can be used as
standards for identification and quality control of the plants in compound formulations and also
preparation of a monograph of the Blumea lacera plant root.