Kodlady Naveena, Patgiri B J, Harisha C R, Shukla V J
Department of Rasashastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana including Drug Research, Institute for Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India.
J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2012 Jan;3(1):6-9. doi: 10.4103/0975-9476.93939.
Tamarindus indica Linn. fruits (Chincha) are extensively used in culinary preparations in Indian civilization. Its vast medicinal uses are documented in Ayurvedic classics and it can be used singly or as a component of various formulations. Besides fruit, the Kasta (wood) of T. indica L. is also important and used to prepare Kshara (alkaline extract) an Ayurvedic dosage form. Pharmacognostical and physicochemical details of Chincha Kasta are not available in authentic literature including API (Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India). The study is an attempt in this direction. T. indica L. stem with heartwood was selected and morphological, microscopic and physicochemical standardization characters along with TLC finger print, and fluorescence analysis were documented. Transverse section of stem showed important characters such as phelloderm, stone cells layer, fiber groups, calcium oxalate, crystal fibers, and tylosis in heartwood region. Four characteristic spots were observed under UV long wave, in thin layer chromatography with the solvent combination of toluene: ethyl acetate (8:2). The study can help correct identification and standardization of this plant material.
罗望子（罗晃子）果实（Chincha）在印度文明的烹饪制剂中被广泛使用。其广泛的药用价值在阿育吠陀经典中有记载，它可以单独使用或作为各种配方的成分。除了果实，罗望子的木材（Kasta）也很重要，用于制备阿育吠陀剂型的碱提取物（Kshara）。包括《印度阿育吠陀药典》（API）在内的权威文献中没有关于Chincha Kasta的生药学和理化细节。本研究是朝着这个方向的一次尝试。选取了带有心材的罗望子茎，并记录了其形态、微观和理化标准化特征以及薄层色谱指纹图谱和荧光分析。茎的横切面显示了一些重要特征，如栓内层、石细胞层、纤维群、草酸钙、晶纤维以及心材区域的侵填体。在薄层色谱中，以甲苯：乙酸乙酯（8:2）为溶剂组合，在紫外长波下观察到四个特征斑点。该研究有助于对这种植物材料进行正确鉴定和标准化。
