Dr. Salman Ahmed

Pharmacognostic and preliminary phytochemical investigation of aerial parts of centella asiatica linn

• Authors Details :  
• Rafi Akhtar Sultan,  
• Zafar Alam Mahmood,  
• Iqbal Azhar,  
• Muhammad Mohtasheem Ul Hasan,  
• Salman Ahmed

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In the Indo-Pak subcontinent, the traditional systems of medicine, both Ayurvedic and Unani, are primarily based on herbs and herb-based preparation for therapy. Therefore, the importance of the herbal identification process remains critical in achieving the desired and successful therapeutic effect. To support the manufacturers and practitioners of both systems, many herbs are still collected from wild sources, as herbal farming is not very developed in this part of the world. During a survey program conducted in different areas of Pakistan, significant lacks and gaps were noted to be present in the identification & characterization of herbs, which needs to be addressed and fulfilled as many species look alike apparently or physically but have different biological or pharmacological activity. Based on this objective and approach, Centella asiatica was selected for the pharmacognostic and preliminary phytochemical investigation to establish a better correlation and to provide useful methods in its identification as the use of Centella asiatica is very common in Pakistan and other South Asian countries for CNS disorders therapy. Therefore, this study aimed to develop & report some and rapid identification methods for Centella asiatica. The present study includes physical, physicochemical, preliminary phytochemical and fluorescence analysis. For the first time, in the present study, NIR and FT-IR spectra of Centella asiatica have been reported for identification. The findings of the present study are quite promising and can be helpful for the manufacturers and researchers in the identification and development of Centella asiatica-based new drugs or formulations.

Article Subject Details

• Pharmaceutical analysis
• Pharmaceutical sciences
• Pharmacognosy
• Pharmacy
• Research
• Research methodology

Article Keywords Details

• Centella asiatica
• Pharmacognosy
• Pharmacy
• Phytochemical investigation
• Phytomedicine

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