<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chinnapillai Arunachalam</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Balasundaram Maheshwari</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Govindarajan Nartunai</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Raju Ilavarasan</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Koppala Narayana Sunil Kumar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Parameswaran Sathiyarajeswaran</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">A Pharmacognosy Approach to the Botanical Source of a Cinnamon Fruit Traded as Nāgakeśara and Sirunagappu in Raw Drug Markets</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">HPTLC</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lauraceae</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Market substitute</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Quality standards</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Siddha</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ulteration</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">January 2019</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">11</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">81-87</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; Adulteration and substitution of Nagakesara is a well-established fact in the medicinal plant literature though it is referred by the authors of important Ayurvedic texts to cure piles, dysentery, hiccup etc. The botanical identities of controversial sources of Nagakesara are flowers of Mesua ferrea L. and Ochrocarpus longifolius Benth. and Hook. f., &lt;em&gt;Calophyllum inophyllum&lt;/em&gt; L., Dillenia pentagyna Roxb. and perchance their allied species. Though immature fruits of some &lt;em&gt;Cinnamomum&lt;/em&gt; species are also reported to be sold as&lt;em&gt; Nagakesara/Sirunagappu&lt;/em&gt; in the crude drug markets there are no pharmacognostic studies available for the identification and analysis of this crude drug. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; In this study, marketed Nagakesara/ Sirunagappu samples were procured from Chennai raw drug market and analyzed as per the standard methodologies for pharmacognostic studies. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; Macro-microscopical characters and chemical identity of the samples of immature fruits were established to derive set of characters for the identification of this marketed material. The proposed results would help in identification of this crude drug while used as substitute drug for the official source. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The botanical Nagakesara or Sirunagappu is neither stamen nor flower, but it is fruit of &lt;em&gt;Cinnamomum&lt;/em&gt; species. As Western Ghats is habitat for several similar looking species of &lt;em&gt;Cinnamomum&lt;/em&gt;, there is necessity to study the pharmacognostical characters of all species of&lt;em&gt; Cinnamomum&lt;/em&gt; before concluding the botanical source of this ambiguous raw drug of Ayurveda and Siddha.&lt;/p&gt;

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</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">81</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chinnapillai Arunachalam&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Balasundaram Maheshwari&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Govindarajan Nartunai&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Raju Ilavarasan&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Koppala Narayana Sunil Kumar&lt;sup&gt;1,2*&lt;/sup&gt;, Parameswaran Sathiyarajeswaran&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Captain Srinivasa Murthy Regional Ayurveda Drug Development Institute India, Chennai- 600106, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Siddha Central Research Institute, Arignar Anna Hospital Campus, Arumbakkam, Chennai- 600106, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Achintya Kumar Mandal</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Shakila Ramachandran</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kallingilkalathil Gopi Divya</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mattumal Rubeena</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Koppala Narayana Sunil Kumar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Parameswaran Sathiyarajeswaran</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognostical-physico-chemical Evaluation and Development of HPTLC Finger print for Cichorium intybus L. fruits</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chicory fruits</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Monograph</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Quality control</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">standardization</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2018</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">June 2018</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://fulltxt.org/article/653</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">694-699</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction:&lt;/strong&gt; Many herbal medicines are lacking pharmacognostical, phytochemical, pharmacological and toxicological data even though used widely for medicinal purposes. &lt;em&gt;Cichorium intybus&lt;/em&gt; L. (Asteraceae) &amp;ndash; chicory is an ancient folklore medicine. Various parts of these plants are in use for a wide range of ailments including those affecting liver and kidney. The aim of the current study is to standardize the fruit of &lt;em&gt;C. intybus&lt;/em&gt; for macroscopy, microscopy, physicochemical parameters, TLC photo documentation along with development of HPTLC fingerprint profiles. &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Following standard pharmacopoeial procedures, detailed macro-microscopic characterization along with preliminary phytochemical features of the drug has been recorded from the current study. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; Macro-microscopic study has revealed the authenticity of this medicinal achene type fruit. Physico-chemical and HPTLC studies revealed constants for identification and authentication of fruits of &lt;em&gt;C. intybus&lt;/em&gt;. Conclusion: The current study will serve as a reference tool for quality maintenance, authentication as well as scientific validation of chicory fruits.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">694</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Achintya Kumar Mandal, Shakila Ramachandran&lt;sup&gt;*&lt;/sup&gt;, Kallingilkalathil Gopi Divya, Mattumal Rubeena, Koppala Narayana Sunil Kumar, Parameswaran Sathiyarajeswaran &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Siddha Central Research Institute (Central Council for Research in Siddha, Ministry of AYUSH), Arignar Anna Hospital Campus, Arumbakkam, Chennai-600 106, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record></records></xml>