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Journal of Drug Research in Ayurvedic Sciences 2017 January- March ; 2 (1) :10-17
Pharmacognostical and Histochemical Studies on Apakva Kadali (Unripe Banana Fruit): Musa × paradisiaca L.
Shantha T Ramasheshan (1), Shantha T Ramasheshan (1), Prathapa R Maramreddy (2), Prathapa R Maramreddy (2), Patchaimal Pitchaiah (3), Patchaimal Pitchaiah (3), Kishore K Ramakrishana (4), Kishore K Ramakrishana (4), Vandana Bharti (5), Vandana Bharti (5), Venkateshwarlu Gaddam (6), Venkateshwarlu Gaddam (6), Devesh Tewari (7), Devesh Tewari (7), Anupam K Mangal (8), Anupam K Mangal (8), Narayanam Srikanth (9), Narayanam Srikanth (9), Kartar S Dhiman (10), Kartar S Dhiman (10)
1. Research Officer (Botany,Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Metabolic Disorders Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Ministry of AYUSH, Bengaluru Karnataka, India 2. Lab Technician (Chemistry), Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Metabolic Disorders Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Ministry of AYUSH, Bengaluru Karnataka, India 3. Junior Research Fellow (Botany), Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Metabolic Disorders Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Ministry of AYUSH, Bengaluru Karnataka, India 4. Research Officer (Ayurveda), Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Metabolic Disorders Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Ministry of AYUSH, Bengaluru Karnataka, India 5. Lab Technician (Chemistry), Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Metabolic Disorders Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Ministry of AYUSH, Bengaluru Karnataka, India 6. Research Officer (Ayurveda), Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Metabolic Disorders Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Ministry of AYUSH, Bengaluru Karnataka, India 7. Senior Research Fellow (Pharmacognosy), Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, New Delhi, India 8. Assistant Director (Pharmacognosy), Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, New Delhi, India 9. Deputy Director General,Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, New Delhi, India 10. Director General, Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, New Delhi, India
Abstract
The unripe fruit of Musa × paradisiaca L., classically known as apakva kadali, belonging to the family Musaceae, is used as pathya in atisara (diarrhea), in grahani (irritable bowel syndrome), and agnimandya (loss of appetite). The unripe fruits are considered to be helpful in the management of diabetes mellitus. Being an important medicinal plant, the present investigation is an attempt to explore the pharmacognostical analysis and thin-layer chromatography fingerprint studies on the widely used Musa . × paradisiaca L. The studies revealed that unripe banana fruit showed the presence of small outer protrusion of papillae on the epidermis, abundant tannin-containing cells in the epicarp and mesocarp. Elongated air-spaced cells are surrounded by the parenchyma cells in the epicarp, abundant starch grains in the mesocarp portion, and acicular crystals of calcium oxalate in raphide bundles. To detect the location of various constituents of the drug, sections of unripe fruits were treated with various reagents, and studies showed the presence of phenols, protein, calcium oxalate, magnesium, starch, cellulose, calcium pectate, lignin, sulfated mucopolysaccharides, tannin, and silica contents. Phytochemical studies showed the presence of alkaloids, carbohydrates, phenols, proteins, starch, tannins, steroids, and saponins. Keywords: Antidiabetic, Histochemical, Microscopy, Musa paradisiaca, Phytochemical, Unripe fruit
DHARA ID: D060703
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