Abstract

STUDIES ON QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF ERANDA MOOLA (RICINUS COMMUNIS LINN.)

Sachin Kumar* and Rekha Parmar

Abstract

Ayurveda has many unique to well maintain health and cure the disease condition like herbs preparations. The Dravya should be collected according to the principal or procedures laid down in Ayurveda. In the recent years plant research has increased throughout the world and a huge amount of evidence have been collected to show immense potential of medicinal plants used in various traditional system, thus in the present investigation the phytochemical analysis of Ricinus communis Linn. was carried out as these plants have been proved to be one of the important medicine for treatment of Vatahara properties. According Ayurveda and modern science the plant quantitative, qualitative and phytochemical analysis are affected by the climate, rainfall, temperature, altitude, method of cultivation, duration of day light, collection of wild area, effect of lunar cycle and soil conditions. HPTLC, qualitative and quantitative analysis like detection of flavonoids, alkaloids etc. were done as per pharmacopoeial standards and the results were documented.

Keywords: Qualitative, Quantitative, Collection of the drug.