1Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali College of Horticulture, Uttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry, Bharsar, Pauri Garhwal-246123, Uttarakhand, India
2Natural Product Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu-180001, Jammu & Kashmir, India
*Corresponding author: Rajendra S. Chauhan e-mail: rchauhanua@gmail.com
Swertia speciosa Wall. (Gentianaceae) is used in traditional system of medicine (TSM). Mature plants were collected from Gulaba (2743m amsl) at flowering stage, air dried and crushed to make extracts. The extracts were analyzed for the presence of bioactive compounds e.g. mangiferin, amaroswerin and amarogentin using HPLC. Bi tter secoiridoid glucosides (amaroswerin) and a xanthone-C-Glucoside (mangi ferin) was detected, whereas amarogentin was completely absent in collected samples of S. speciosa.
Amaroswerin, Bioactive molecule, Gentianaceae, Secoiridoid glucosides, Mangi ferin
