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ARYAVAIDYANA QUARTERLY JOURNAL ON AYURVEDA AND ALLIED SCIENCES

ISSN 0970 - 4086; Vol. XXXIII, No. 3; February - April 2020

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Preliminary pharmacognostic and phytochemical analysis of Lak¿ma∏° (Ipomoea sepiaria

Koenig ex Roxb.)Shree N., Remadevi R. and Raghunathan A. ............................................................................................................. 05

Study of the efficacy of Gom£trabh°vita jalakumbh¢ bhasma in animal model of Hypothyroidism

Pooja Rani, Khemchand Sharma and Shuchi Mitra ................................................................................................ 14

Drug review and a phyto-pharmacognostical evaluation of folklore plant B§hatcakramarda(Cassia alata L.)Shyni C., Gururaj Kulkarni S., Shashidhar Sarwad S. and Nandan Hodlur S........................................................ 20

Management of Ureteric calculi by °yurveda: a case study

Rishu Sharma, Gyanendra Datta Shukla and Sharma K. K....................................................................................... 26

Role of Paµcakarma in Vya¥ga vis-a-vis Melasma: analytical review

Pretya Juyal, Divya Aswal, Sharma K. K., Alok Kumar Srivastava and Parul Sharma......................................... 29

Agenesis of Palmaris longus muscle: a case study

Vijaynath V., Vishnu Ravi, Jularani P. and Seema T. S............................................................................................. 34

An observational study to assess the Migraine disability in patients of Pariyaram GovernmentAyurveda CollegeReshma M. A. and Anandalakshmy K. N. ................................................................................................................... 38

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A clinical evaluation of synergestic effectiveness of °h°ra and vih°ra in management of Sthaulya

Aparajita Das and Tapas Brata Tripathy ..................................................................................................................... 41

Enhancing natural beauty through °yurveda

Geethu Balakrishnan and Akhilesh Shukla ............................................................................................................... 48

Conceptual study of N°s°øar¢ra

Gunjan Sharma, Priyanka Dubey, Renu Rao, Aditi and Arun Kumar ................................................................... 55

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K°Ωik° tailam

Varier K. G. ....................................................................................................................................................................... 61

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Preliminary pharmacognostic and phytochemical analysis of

Lak¿ma∏° (Ipomoea sepiaria Koenig ex Roxb.)Shree N., Remadevi R. and Raghunathan A.

ABSTRACT: Lak¿ma∏° (Ipomoea sepiaria Koenig ex Roxb.) is one of the member of the group 'Daøapu¿pa'.The purpose of this work is to give a scientific recognition to lak¿ma∏°. This study is an analytical onein which the preliminary pharmacognostic and phytochemical analysis of lak¿ma∏° was performed. Alongwith this review of classical and scientific literatures about lak¿ma∏° is also described. Pharmacognosticstudy has been performed from T.S. of root, stem and leaf. Preliminary phytochemical analysis has beenperformed by determining physicochemical parameters (total ash, water insoluble ash, acid insoluble ash,moisture content, volatile oil content, total sugar content and reducing sugar content, fibre content, etc.),qualitative analysis (detection of tannins, phenols, flavanoids, alkaloids and steroids) and TLC (Thin layerchromatography). This study will be helpful for further investigation of its standardization, pharmacologicalactivity, toxicity and clinical trials.

Key words: Lak¿ma∏°, Pharmacognostic, Phytochemical

Introduction

In n°∂∂uvaidyam (folk medicine) it is mentioned thatthe goddess of lak¿ma∏° is '·r¢ Bhagavati/ Lak¿m¢'and i¿∂asiddhi (spiritual attainment) is 'aiøvary°bhi-vardhanam'.1 It is an important ingredient of manyformulations mentioned in Sahasrayogam(lak¿ma∏°siddha k¿¢ram, S°rasvata gh§tam,Pull°ny°di tailam, CaturakkaΩΩy°di tailam, etc.)2 andother texts. In R°janigha∏∂u it is placed in 7th varga(M£lak°divarga).3 In Madanap°lanigha∏∂u it isdescribed in 1st varga (Abhay°divarga).4 It is alsodescribed in So∑halanigha∏∂u, Kaiyadevanigha∏∂uand Bh°vaprak°øanigha∏∂u in 7th varga (Lak¿ma∏°divarga)5, 1st varga (O¿adhivarga)6 and 3rd varga(Gu∑£cy°divarga )7 respectively.

Botanical Name: Ipomoea sepiaria Koenig ex Roxb.1

Family: Convolvulaceae8

Vernacular names

Malayalam: Tirut°Ωi, Cu∂∂itirut°Ωi8

Tamil: T°Ωikko∂i, T°Ωikk¢rai, Mangikai8

Hindi: Ba¥k°lm¢8

Bengal: Ba¥k°lm¢9

Gujrati: Hanum°n vel9

Marathi: Amtivel9

Telgu: Meetatuti, Purititige9

Oriya: Bilono, Mushakani9

Synonyms: The synonyms of lak¿ma∏° mentionedin Kaiyadevanigha∏∂u, So∑halanigha∏∂u,R°janigha∏∂u, Madanap°lanigha∏∂u and others aregiven in Table 1.

Explanation of synonyms

1. Lak¿ma∏°: Means possessed of lucky signs ormarks.8

2. Putrad°: Child giver.8

3. Raktabinducchad°/ Asrabinducchad°: Indicates thepresence of blood like (reddish) marks on leaves.8

4. Sulaµcchani, Bindupatra: Indicates marks onleaves.

5. KaΩa¥kapar∏¢: Having dirty marks on leaves.8

6. Sukand°: Means presence of rhizome.

Identification mentioned in classics

1. It has the shape like a putrak° (baby, pestle etc.),

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