A large portion of the world's population, especially in developing countries, depends on traditional medicine. Due to its
natural origin and minimal side effects, herbs are getting more popular in medicine. A branching shrub, Indigofera tinctoria is
used in traditional medicines such as Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani. The main phytochemical constituents of Indigofera
tinctoria are a galactomannan, consisting of galactose and mannose in molar ratios of 1:1.52, Glycosides (Indican), Flavonoids,
Terpenoids, Alkaloids and Glycosides, Indigotine, Indirubin, and Rotenoids which are contributes for its wide therapeutic
actions. Indigofera tinctoria has been shown to possess a variety of properties, such as anthelmintic, anti -inflammatory,
antibacterial, anti-ulcer, anti-HIV, antiurolithiatic and hypolipidemic activities. This review aims to provide a complete
summary of Phytopharmacological properties of Indigofera tinctoria Linn for further research
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PHARMACOGNOSTICAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION ON AERIAL PARTS OF CYPERUS IRIA.L
Malavika T M1*, Sarath lal P.S2, Ajith Babu T K2, Poornima M2, Dias Dileep E
Cyperus iria is the plant that comes under the category of sedges. Cyperus species were traditionally used to treat various clinical conditions. It is one of the most widespread, problematic and economically damaging agronomic weeds, growing widely in various tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is a weed plant commonly occurred in rice fields known as rice flatsedge. The present study highlights the pharmacognostic and phytochemical studies on aerial parts of Cyperus iria. The pharmacognostic studies like moisture content, ash values, extractive values, histology and powder analysis were carried out. Successive solvent extraction and phytochemical screening was carried out. The extracts showed the presence of alkaloids, phenols, steroids, glycosides, flavonoids, terpenoids, carbohydrates and saponins
