Based on chloroplast dna sequences, the divergence date between monocots and dicots is estimated to be 200 million years, with a 40 million years uncertainty. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by bees. The presence of a calcium antagonist effect in the plant may help to alleviate untoward effects of the plant that may. The most part of the bulb is usually engrossed in soil kameshwari et al. Mutagenic effects of ethyl methane sulphonate on the. The integration of traditional and modern medicine has gained increased recognition globally. Major antifungal activity from the bulbs of indian squill. Population differentiation and karyotype variation in urginea indica roxb. Urginea indica 10 papanasini andra pradesh 2n 40 figure 1 ad. Later studies of meiosis in pollen mother cells pmcs, however, showed, in addition, a. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Isolation and characterization of new bufadienolides from urginea indica satyendra kumar jain, sonal dobhal and mahabeer prasad dobhal natural product laboratory, department of chemistry, university of rajasthan, jaipur, india abstract in the course of phytochemical study of the methanolic. It is one of the most common skin disorders in huma ns, treatments are not available in english medicin e it is available in ayurveda using urginea indica liliaceae and chinese herbal medicine chm has been used for treating psoriasis and systematic administration of one such chm is effective in psoriasis. Pdf research article isolation, characterization and study.
Wild onion urginea indica provide health promoting phytochemicals, as well as nutrients. However, at a later stage, ansari and raghavan 14 changed the name of indian urginea to drimia. Search results can be downloaded in pdf or spreadsheet form. The first category is very unique with underground bulbs. Extraction and sugar composition of mucilage in urginea indica drimia indica roxb kunth hyacinthaceae. Studies on bronchodilator and cardiac stimulant activities of urginea indica article pdf available in bangladesh journal of pharmacology 8. In the present study, antioxidant status of different parts of u. Urginea indica attenuated rheumatoid arthritis and. Most important one is scillaren a, about two third of total.
Scilla maritima was the name given by linnaeus, but this was changed to urginea. Biosystematics studies on medicinal plant urginea indica kunth. Pdf phytochemical screening of bulbs extracts of urginea. When broadly circumscribed, the genus includes a number of other genera previously treated separately, including litanthus, rhodocodon, schizobasis and urginea one of the bestknown species is the sea squill, drimia. Chemical constituents of wild onion urginea indica kunth.
Other constituents are mucilaginous and saccharine matter, including a peculiar mucilaginous carbohydrate named sinistrin, an inulinlike substance. White squill contains a number of glycosides of bufodienolide type. Cardioactive glycosides a small group of plant glycosides act directly on the heart muscle. Pdf the chemistry and biological activity of the hyacinthaceae. A molecular phylogeny of the genus drimia asparagaceae. Drimia indica in world checklist of selected plant families. Abrus precatorius, abutilon indicum, aerva lanata, ageratum conyzoides, argemone mexicana, aristolochia.
Drimia indica is a bulbous plant first producing a flowering stem up to 45cm tall and then a rosette of leaves growing 15 45cm tall from the bulb, which is 6 8cm in diameter. To browse or limit your search, select an entity type from the dropdown list next to the search box. Studies on bronchodilator and cardiac stimulant activities of urginea indica. Scilla maritima was the name given by linnaeus, but this was changed to urginea an allusion to the algerian. If you are generating a pdf of a journal article or book chapter, please. Urginea maritima is a bulb growing to 1 m 3ft 3in by 0. Besides this method, this extract was also assessed for cotton pellet test and hot plate test for antiinflammatory and analgesic effects respectively. The bulb of the plant has long been used as a source of. Wild onion urginea indica provide health promoting phytochemicals, as well a s nutrients. Cardiovascular studies of white squill urginea maritima. The book mainly tells the story of alexanders officer nearchus voyage from india. Urginea indica is a morphologically variable species and differs both in vegetative and reproductive morphology. The first chromosome analysis of urginea indica of the liliaceae family from the root tip cells rtcs showed the presence of a disomic 2n20 and a triploid 2n30 cytotype in india raghavan 1935. The western ghats of india are known to be a major biological hotspot that supports plant diversity and endemism.
Survey of wild medicinal plants of hassan district, karnataka. Gastrointestinal stimulant effect of urginea indica kunth. Introduction urginea indica a bulbous plant commonly called indian. Gloriosa superba, urginea indica, lobelia nicotianifolia. Pdf ledebouria roth is a complex genus and it shows a wide. Earlier, this plant was known as scilla indica or urginea indica. The ethyl acetate extracts of urginea indica, alhagi maurorum, crinum asiaticum and prosopis cineraria, the extract of alhagi maurorum shows best free radical scavenging activity see table 1,fig. Phytochemical and antibacterial action of the wild, ancient. View the article pdf and any associated supplements and figures for a period of 48 hours. Learn more about squill uses, effectiveness, possible side effects, interactions, dosage, user ratings and products that contain squill. Members of the liliaceae are famous for their use as medicinal herbs. Onions are bitter to taste, they contains plenty of raphides in bulbs which act s as defensive mechanism. Urgineaindicakunth is glaborous, bulbus herb occurs in. Pdf phytochemical and antioxidant evaluation of urginea.
It is in leaf from october to july, in flower from september to october. In asian countries, the plant is also called ban piaz or jungli. Pdf a karyotype analysis in ledebouria revoluta hyacinthaceae. One of the members of the family hyacinthaceae urginea indica found in all parts of india on rocky and hilly areas. Urginea indica, morphometrics, accessions, aneuploids, vegetative characters 1. In vitro regeneration from bulb explants of indian squill. The bulbs are collected soon after the plant has flowered, and kept in a cool place. Pdf phytochemical screening of bulbs extracts of urginea indica. Major antifungal activity from the bulbs of indian squill urginea indica is a chitinase sandhya r. Urgineaindicakunth is glaborous, bulbus herb occurs in the forests of maharashtra. Urginea indica, endophytic fungi, hyphomycetes, coelomycetes. Indiki is the name of a short military history about interior asia, particularly the indian subcontinent, written by arrian in 2ndcentury ce. Analysis of antioxidant and anticancer potentials of. Liliaceae commonly known as wild onion against human pathogenic fungi viz.
The subject of the book covers the expedition of alexander the great that occurred between 336 and 323 bce, about 450 years before arrian. The wild medicinal plant species reported in the present study was cross referred with available literature. Botanical description drimia indica is a perennial herb having a bulbous geophyte. In view of the cardiotonic constituents, precautions applied to digoxin therapy should be considered for squill. Scilla the classic name of the plant, is derived from a greek word meaning to exite or disturb.
Thara saraswathi department of botany and biotechnology, bangalore university, bangalore author for correspondence abstract micromorphological traits play a significant role both in systematic and functional aspects of plant. Phytochemicals and pharmacological properties of urginea species virpal singh1, lokesh kumar soni1, sonal dobhal1, satyendra kumar jain1, pradeep parasher2 and. The phytochemical study and antioxidant activity of the bulbs extracts of. Jessop is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus drimia family asparagaceae. Urginea indica, an endangered medicinal plant, commonly known as sea onion and methanolic extract of its bulbs has been reported to possess hypoglycemic and anticancer properties. It is a perennial bulbous geophyte with fibrous roots. Phytochemicals and pharmacological properties of urginea. Identity of the crystalline glycoside of urginea indica kunth.
In the present study, the phytochemical analysis and the. Uses, side effects, interactions, dosage, and warning. Shoot primordia developed after 23 subcultures in that medium. It also has been used in hair tonics to treat seborrhea and.
Contraindications, warnings squill may cause gastric irritation and should be avoided by individuals with a cardiac disorder. Introduction urginea is derived from the name ben urgin, a native ancient arab tribe of annaba bellakhdar, 1997. In the apg iv classification system, it is placed in the family asparagaceae, subfamily scilloideae formerly the family hyacinthaceae. Urginea consists of the younger bulbs of urginea indica, kunth, or of scilla indica, baker ledebouria hyacinthina, roth. Urginea maritima sea squill, red squill pfaf plant database. In light of vast potentiality of medicinal plants as therapeutics, the present endeavor deals with the assessment of antifungal and synergistic activity of urginea indica kunth. Pdf studies on bronchodilator and cardiac stimulant. It is an increased proliferation of the skin layers due. Isolation and characterization of new bufadienolides from. Terminalia arjuna, urginea indica, ficus racemosa, cardiovascular diseases, polyherbal extract. Liliopsida is considered the scientific name for monocots, but monocots may be called differently based on different taxonomic classification systems.
These include but are not limited to cardiac glycosides or cardenolides cardenolides are steroidal glycosides exert a slowing and strengthening effect. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 304999 with original publication details. Baker european or white squill, urginea maritima var. A plant used in traditional medicine and its potential. The biodiversity heritage library works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community. Ridges and grooves are fewer, broader and thicker, wheat grain like stomata x. Paramasivam department of botany biosystematics laboratory, bangalore university, bangalore, karnataka india abstract psoriasis an inflammatory disease of the skin, noninfections. These data, indicating the presence of a gastrointestinal stimulant effect in urginea indica possibly mediated through a cholinergic mechanism, provide a rationale for the use of urginea indica in indigestion and constipation. Mutagenic effects of ethyl methane sulphonate on the pollen grains of urginea indica kunth cytotype i 1.