Abstract

PHARMACOGNOSTIC EVALUATION OF ORGANICALLY CULTIVATED HERB ECHINOCHLOA COLONUM (L.) LINK

Lalit Raj Singh*

Abstract

This research paper knuckle down the organic cultivation of the Echinochloa colonum (L.) Link. concurrently with pharmacognostic evaluation. Herb belonging to Poaceae family was organically cultivated in our herbal field laboratory (no. 4) by sowing seeds line to line in experimental blocks. The field experimental work was conducted from July, 2019 up to September, 2019 in Department of Medicinal Plants Sciences at Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar (U.K), India. Pharmacognostic evaluation of organic produce was done on some parameters including total Ash (8.66% w/w), Acid-insoluble Ash (0.133% w/w), Water-soluble Ash (8.2% w/w), Alcohol soluble extractive (4.8% w/w) and Water soluble extractive (6.25% w/w). Secondary metabolites are highly biosynthesized during organic agripractices and resulting in higher therapeutic index of the drug. Further, the processed products from these organic produce may prove as wonder remedy in curing multiple acute and chronic disorder or diseases of human being.

Keywords: WHO-GHPP; Glycemic Index; IBS; Therapeutic Index; Antioxidant.