International Journal of Engineering and Management Research (IJEMR)
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 4

Pharmacognostical and Chromatographic Studies on the Drug “Zarnab”A Cardic Remidy

  • Author:
  • Sonali Sajwan1, Kunal Sajwan1, R. K. Negi1, S. A. A. Hasmi1, Najmus Sehar2
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 112 to 114

1Drug Standardization Research Institute, PLIM Campus, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad, U.P., India

2Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Guzri, Patna, Bihar, India

Online published on 21 November, 2017.

Abstract

The dried leaf of Taxus baccata Linn. commonly known as Zarnab. Zarnab is a important medicinal drug of herbal origin in unani system of medicine. The plant possesses many medicinal properties and it is an important component of some markated herbal formulations.

The main aspects included in the study are morphological characters, anatomical characters, powder analysis, physicochemical studies and thin layer chromatographic profile.

Keywords

Taxus baccata, phsico-chemical, anatomical, thin layer chromatography