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Comparative Pharmacognostical Studies Of Asclepias Curassavica Used In Ayurvedic Drug “ Kakanasa ” With Its Adulterant Martynia Annua

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  • Indian Streams Research Journal

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  • 2013

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“Kakanasa” an Ayurvedic drug used as emetic, and controls edema, haemorrhaids, vitiligo and other skin diseases is formulated with plant (root, stem, leaves) extracts of Asclepias curassvica. Because of number of factors the botanical specimens were adultered or contaminated and these adulterations can potentially alter the results in clinicals and reports causing suitable variations to have effects on quality, efficacy of these botanical supplements: we focused pharmacognostical studies of original specimen Asclepias curassavica which gets changed and substituted with other taxon Martynia annua in formulations of Ayurvedic drugs. Comparative pharmacognostic evaluation of fine powdered whole parts of Asclepias curassavica and Martynia annua for ash analysis, organoleptic characters, fluorescent analysis were undertaken. Comparative monograph of selected taxa depicted that showed larger variations in plant (root, stem, leaf, powder microscopy) anatomy and pharmacognostical evaluation. Our investigations showed that it is vital that authenticity of botanical materials in ayurvedic drug market should be focused.
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