Chemoprofiling of some Himalayan flora Search for new pharmaceuticals
| Main Authors: | C. S. Mathela, C. S. Chanotiya |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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, 2014
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https://zenodo.org/record/5728633 |
Daftar Isi:
- Department of Chemistry, Kumaun University, Nainital-263 002, Uttarakhand, India E-mail : mathelacs@gmail.com Manuscript received 25 February 2014, accepted 05 March 2014 The Himalayan biodiversity is a great resource for Indian Systems of Medicine. Natural products continue to play an extremely important role but less appreciated aspect is that the plant species not always possess identical chemical constituents even within the same species (having same morphological features). These may possess different chemical metabolites, consequently affecting their medicinal property and their commercial potential. It is, therefore, essential to know the nature of chemical variations within plant species of interest before their use as raw herbal medicines or for production of value added chemicals. This communication presents the potential of Himalayan flora in drug development and reviews the results of chemoprofiling and chemical compositions of some Poaceae, Valerianaceae, Asteraceae, Apiaceae, Lamiaceae, Zingiberaceae and Lauraceae species.