Abstract

COMPARATIVE PHARMACOGNOSTICAL STUDY OF WILD AND CULTIVATED BETA VULGARIS LINN.

Swapnil S. Tirmanwar*, Akshay D. Bidwaik, Jagruti Z. Thaware, Samiksha D. Ajmire, Abdul Rehmat Ansari and Binayak K. Sarkar

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Abstract

Beta vulgaris Linn. is an important medicinal plant belonging to the family Chenopodiaceae. It is commonly known as Beetroot or garden beet. The root is used in traditional Indian medicine for treating fertility issues, hypertension, cancer, and urinary tract disorders. Due to its wide use in Indian traditional medicine, it was important to standardize its roots. Various quality control parameters such as extractive values with ethanol, ash values, foreign organic matter, loss on drying, pH of aqueous solution, total phenolic and total flavonoid content were determined. The results obtained from the preliminary pharmacognostic standardization of the root of Beta vulgaris are very helpful in determining the quality and purity of the crude drug. They provide insight into the effectiveness and comparative characteristics of the plants grown in the wild and cultivated plants.

Keywords: Beta vulgaris, Wild, Cultivated, Quality control, Comparative.