Indian Journal of Horticulture
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 76
  • Issue: 3

Dendrobium nobile orchid in traditional medicine-A phytochemical analysis

  • Author:
  • A.L. Meitei, R.K. Pamarthi, Raj Kumar, N.T. Bhutia, D. Rai, P. Kiran Babu, A.K. Singh, R. Gazmer, D.R. Singh
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 557 to 560

ICAR-National Research Centre for Orchids, Pakyong, 737106, Sikkim

*Corresponding author's Email: drsinghhort66@gmail.com

Online published on 7 October, 2019.

Abstract

The qualitative and quantitative analysis of the native orchid Dendrobium nobile was taken into consideration to validate the uses in traditional medicine. Methanol extracts of different parts of Dendrobium nobile reveal the presence of bioactive compounds such as, Vitamin A Aldehyde; Longifolene; 1-Heptatriacotanol; Z, Z-6, 28-Heptatriactontadien-2-One and Dendroban-12-One. The pharmaceutical properties would draw attention of the modern medical science.

Keywords

Sikkim Himalaya, polar compounds, GC-MS