Abstract

PHYSICOCHEMICAL STANDARDIZATION AND METAL ANALYSIS OF NYCTANTHES ARBOR-TRISTIS LINN

Vikas V. Vaidya*, Pushkar M. Pradhan and Manjiri A. Shinde

Abstract

Nyctanthes arbor-tristis Linn is native to India, distributed widely in sub-Himalayan regions. Different parts of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis Linn are known to possess various ailments by tribal people of Indian subcontinent with its use in Ayurveda, Sidha and Unani systems of medicines. The flowers are used as stomachic, carminative, astringent to bowel, antibilious, expectorant, hair tonic and in the treatment of piles. The powdered stem bark is given in rheumatic joint pain, in treatment of malaria and also used as an expectorant. The bark is used for the treatment of snakebite and bronchitis. The leaves of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis Linn are used extensively in Ayurvedic medicine for the treatment of various diseases such as sciatica, chronic fever, rheumatism, and internal worm infections, and as a laxative, diaphoretic and diuretic. The seeds are used as anthelmintics and in alopecia.

Keywords: Nyctanthes arbor-tristis Linn, Physicochemical standardization, Metal content, Inductively Coupled Plasma – Atomic Emission Spectroscopy.