Abstract

COMPARATIVE PHARMACOGNOSTICAL AND CHEMICAL STUDY OF AMBA HALDI AND HALDI

Sonali Sajwan*, Jitendra Kumar, R. K. Negi, Swati Tomar, A. S. Khan and R. P. Meena

Abstract

Amba Haldi (Curcuma amada Roxb.) and Haldi (Curcuma longaL.) are two closely related species from family Zingiberaceae that are considered noteworthy medicinal plants in the world and have very often been confused with each other. Various evaluations like macro and micro- morphological characteristics, powder studies, physicochemical parameters, chromatographic profile were carried out for both the plants to established appropriate data that can aid rapid and easy differentiation between them. The results showed that these two species can be differentiated macroscopically as well as microscopically. In addition, the information obtained about powder studies and their chromatographic profile provided supporting referential parameters for identification and differentiation between these two species.

Keywords: Curcuma amada, Curcuma longa, chromatographic profile, micromorphological characteristics.