Pharmacognostical evaluation of Lepisanthes rubiginosa bark / Nur Atikah Basharuddin

Pharmacognostical evaluation of Lepisanthes rubiginosa bark / Nur Atikah Basharuddin

Lepisanthes rubiginosa, also known as Pokok Mertajam in Terengganu is an important medicinal plant belonging to the family Sapindaceae. The decoction of roots is used to alleviate fever, the leaves are used externally to treat skin disease while the young stems of this tree are eaten by people in In...

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Main Author: Basharuddin, Nur Atikah
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Herbs
Herbal teas
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/66755/1/66755.pdf
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spelling my-uitm-ir.667552022-09-15T04:50:39Z Pharmacognostical evaluation of Lepisanthes rubiginosa bark / Nur Atikah Basharuddin 2012 Basharuddin, Nur Atikah Herbs. Herbal teas Pharmacognosy. Pharmaceutical substances (Plant, animal, and inorganic) Lepisanthes rubiginosa, also known as Pokok Mertajam in Terengganu is an important medicinal plant belonging to the family Sapindaceae. The decoction of roots is used to alleviate fever, the leaves are used externally to treat skin disease while the young stems of this tree are eaten by people in Indonesia to induce sleeping. The study provides the pharmacognostical evaluation of the bark of this plant which will be helpful in producing standardization and pharmacopoeia parameter. The microscopic examination showed secondary phloem, cortex,sieve elements, companion cell, fibre and medullary rays. While the physiochemical studies revealed total ash (4.67%), acid insoluble ash (0.50%) and water soluble ash (3.61%). The thin layer chromatography studies gave 10 spots in chloroform:methanol (80:20). In the colour reaction test, the bark powder produced different colour with different reagents. 2012 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/66755/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/66755/1/66755.pdf text en public degree Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Faculty of Pharmacy Naz, Humera Tengku Mohamad, Tengku Azlan Shah
institution Universiti Teknologi MARA
collection UiTM Institutional Repository
language English
advisor Naz, Humera
Tengku Mohamad, Tengku Azlan Shah
topic Herbs
Herbal teas
Herbs
Herbal teas
spellingShingle Herbs
Herbal teas
Herbs
Herbal teas
Basharuddin, Nur Atikah
Pharmacognostical evaluation of Lepisanthes rubiginosa bark / Nur Atikah Basharuddin
description Lepisanthes rubiginosa, also known as Pokok Mertajam in Terengganu is an important medicinal plant belonging to the family Sapindaceae. The decoction of roots is used to alleviate fever, the leaves are used externally to treat skin disease while the young stems of this tree are eaten by people in Indonesia to induce sleeping. The study provides the pharmacognostical evaluation of the bark of this plant which will be helpful in producing standardization and pharmacopoeia parameter. The microscopic examination showed secondary phloem, cortex,sieve elements, companion cell, fibre and medullary rays. While the physiochemical studies revealed total ash (4.67%), acid insoluble ash (0.50%) and water soluble ash (3.61%). The thin layer chromatography studies gave 10 spots in chloroform:methanol (80:20). In the colour reaction test, the bark powder produced different colour with different reagents.
format Thesis
qualification_level Bachelor degree
author Basharuddin, Nur Atikah
author_facet Basharuddin, Nur Atikah
author_sort Basharuddin, Nur Atikah
title Pharmacognostical evaluation of Lepisanthes rubiginosa bark / Nur Atikah Basharuddin
title_short Pharmacognostical evaluation of Lepisanthes rubiginosa bark / Nur Atikah Basharuddin
title_full Pharmacognostical evaluation of Lepisanthes rubiginosa bark / Nur Atikah Basharuddin
title_fullStr Pharmacognostical evaluation of Lepisanthes rubiginosa bark / Nur Atikah Basharuddin
title_full_unstemmed Pharmacognostical evaluation of Lepisanthes rubiginosa bark / Nur Atikah Basharuddin
title_sort pharmacognostical evaluation of lepisanthes rubiginosa bark / nur atikah basharuddin
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
granting_department Faculty of Pharmacy
publishDate 2012
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/66755/1/66755.pdf
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