Deepak M

• PhD
• Scientist at Centre for Medicinal Plants Research

Panchatikta is an Ayurvedic multiherbal combination containing five bitter-tasting drugs—Azadirachta indica, Tinospora cordifolia, Justicia adhatoda, Solanum virginianum, and Trichosanthes dioica. The objective of this study is to develop standards for Panchatikta ingredients using pharmacognostic parameters and to analyze the chemical composition....

Panchatikta is an Ayurvedic drug combination of 5 bitter-tasting drugs, namely Azadirachta indica, Tinospora cordifolia, Justicia adhatoda, Solanum virginianum and Trichosanthes dioica. In this study, estimations of the phenolic, flavonoids and tannin contents, HPTLC profile and in vitro anti-oxidant and anti-microbial potential of 3 extracts of th...

Terminalia arjuna, is an important medicinal plant mainly used for cardiovascular ailments in the traditional Indian system of medicine Ayurveda. The stem bark of T. arjuna is generally employed in Ayurvedic formulations. The present study undertakes the possibilities of judicious utilization of stem bark and inner wood combinations of T. arjuna in...

Background Euphorbia thymifolia L. and Euphorbia hirta L. are two medicinally important species used in Ayurveda and are known as Laghududhika and Dudhika respectively. This study was carried out to evaluate the comparative metabolite profiling and anti-cancer activity of E. thymifolia and E. hirta. Chemical profiling was done by High Performance T...

Holostemma ada-kodien rhizome is being used for a variety of therapeutic activities especially as a rejuvenative drug for promoting anti-aging properties in traditional Indian medicine. Various in vitro anti-oxidant and anti-proliferative activities of rhizome were analyzed. Detailed LC/MS analysis was done for identifying major chemical constituen...

Background The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), is the global health concern since December 2019. It has become a big challenge for the researchers to find a solution for this newly evolved pandemic. In Ayurveda point of view, COVID-19 is a Janapadodhwamsa vikara...

Soma is an important Ayurvedic drug used for various therapeutic aspects. Botanical identity of the source plant of Soma is a matter of controversy. Different plants are being used under the name Soma in different regions of India. Cynanchum viminale and Ceropegia juncea are being used as two important source plants of Soma. In this study, these tw...

Croton tiglium L. belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae, distributed mainly in countries like India and China. The seeds of C. tiglium in raw form exert toxic effects, and the purified seeds are used in medicinal formulations, especially in Ayurveda. The present study is aimed to evaluate the chemical changes of raw and purified samples of C. tiglium...

Semecarpus anacardium L. F. commonly known as Bhallathaka, is an important Ayurvedic medicinal plant of the family Anacardiaceae. Mature fruit of this plant is used as an Ayurvedic drug for treating various ailments including cancer. The drug has been reported to cause irritation, blisters, toxicity and contact dermatitis if used in raw form. In Ay...

Cyanthillium cinereum is a medicinal plant commonly known as little ironweed is used in various traditional systems of medicines. In Ayurveda, it is known as Sahadevi and is used as remedy for many ailments. It has been reported to possess numerous biological properties including diaphoretic, anthelmintic, diuretic, lithontriptic, anti-inflammatory...

Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2, the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the global health crisis. There are no existing solutions to COVID 19 as yet. Ayush Kwath Churnam (AKC) is an Ayurvedic medicine promoted by Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India for the enhancement of body immunity in Covid-1...

Background: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), is the global health concern since December 2019. It has become a big challenge for the researchers to find a solution for this newly evolved pandemic. In Ayurveda point of view, COVID-19 is a Janapadodhwamsa vikara...

Background Ipomoea mauritiana is one of the source plants of Vidari , an Ayurvedic drug used as Medhyarasayana (rejuvenating drug). In this current study, coumarins were separated from tuberous root of I. mauritiana and characterization of the coumarin fraction was done by LC-MS/MS analysis by atmospheric pressure chemical ionization method. Anti-a...

Holostemma ada-kodien J.A Schultes is a widely using medicinal plant and its rhizome is being used in various Indian traditional systems of medicines especially Ayurveda. The aim of the present study is to identify the active chemical constituents present in rhizome of H. ada kodien using various chromatographic methods. Various antioxidant tests i...

Traditionally, medicinal plants have been extensively used by human, veterinary and even plant health care from many years ago. Symplocos cochinchinensis (Lour.) S. Moore is described in Ayurveda and different parts have been used to treat several diseases from several years ago. Now, due to the population growth and industrialisation, availability...

As per the appeal issued by World Health Organization (WHO) "save plants to save lives," there is the need for a global movement for the conservation of medicinal plants and the revitalization of the native health traditions of local communities. Such health traditions based on medicinal plants are the result of centuries of observation, selection,...

The essential oil obtained from the fresh parts of root, stem, fruit, and leaf of Piper longum growing wild in Western Ghats, Kerala was analyzed by GC-MS. The study led to the identification and quantification of 38 (root), 36 (stem), 29 (fruit) and 37 (leaf) chemical constituents belonging to different classes of compounds accounting for 96.9 %,...

Last decade have witnessed exceptional rise in demand of plant based medicine and herbal product in International market. Recent data shows that medicinal plants accounts for about 70% by value of the total raw material procured by Ayurvedic pharmacies. Due to excessive demand in the Global market, the rate of extraction of medicinal plants from na...

Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC. (Family: Fabaceae) commonly known as Sthiraa in Sanskrit, is an important medicinal plants of Ayurveda. Root of this plant is one of the main ingredients of many Ayurvedic formulations used in various disorders mentioned in classical texts. The widespread uses of this important medicinal plant by different pharmaceutic...

The present study is the first report of phytochemical screening of this wild plant, Atuna indica (Bedd.) Kosterm from Western Ghats, India. The percentage of total phenols (87.6 ± 5.2 mg 100 g -1 gallic acid equiv.) and total flavonoids (67.1 ± 8.1 mg 100 g -1 quercetin equiv.), which contribute significantly to the free radical scavenging activit...

Background: Grahaṇimihira tailam is an unexplored ayurvedic oil preparation which consists of 34 ingredients. The efficacy of this traditional ayurvedic medicine is undisputable. Proper clinical standardization of this formulation will go a long way in securing greater recognition for it. The main objective of this study was to develop standardizat...

Phytochemical studies were carried out in five Jsaminum species. The chemical profiles of different species were compared using chromatographic techniques such as TLC and HPLC. The total phenolic content (TPC) and radical scavenging capacity were also evaluated. The DPPH EC50 value was found least for Jasminum Grandiflorum (7.5μg) showing its highe...