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polygonal in shape and filled with plenty of starch grains, simple, ovoid, or irregularly ovoid-elliptical, occasionally compound of 2-4 components, several secretory cells, found scattered in the cortex, pericyclic fibres lignified with wide lumen and pointed ends, associated with a large number of crystal fibres containing a single prism in each chamber, vascular zone composed of 10-12 or more wedge-shaped strips of xylem, externally surrounded by semi-circular strips of phloem, alternating, with wide medullary rays, phloem consists of sieve tube, companion cells and phloem parenchyma of polygonal or tangentially elongated cells, some of them contain cryste1s of calcium oxalate, cambium composed of one to two layers of tangentially elongated cells in each vascular bundle, xylem consists of vessels, tracheids, parenchyma and fibres, in primary xylem, vessels comparatively narrow devoid of tyloses, secondary xylem elements thick-walled, lignified, vessels cylindrical in shape bearing bordered pits on their walls some large vessels possess several tyloses and often contain transverse septa, meduallry rays 15-20 or more cells wide containing rounded,hemispherical, oblong, ovoid, with faintly marked concentric striations and central hilumappearing like a point, starch grains of 5.5-11.20 μ in diameter and 6-11.28 μ in length,pith composed of large, thin-walled cells mostly containing starch grains. IDENTITY, PURITY AND STRENGTH For dried drug:– Foreign matter - Not more than 2 per cent Total ash - Not more than 16 per cent, Acid-insoluble ash - Not more than 3 per cent, Acid-insoluble ash - Not more than 3 per cent, Alcohol-soluble extractive - Not less than 3 per cent, Water-soluble extractive - Not less than 11 per cent, For fresh drug:– Foreign matter - Nil Moisture content - 75 per cent CONSTITUENTS - Terpenoids and alkaloids. PROPERTIES AND ACTION Rasa: Tikta, Kashaya Guna: Laghu Virya: Ushna Vipaka: Madhura Karma: Tridoshashamaka, Samgrahi, Balya, Dipana, Rasayana, Raktashodhaka, Jvaraghna IMPORTANT FORMULATIONS - Amritarishta, Amritottara Kvatha Churna, Guduci Taila, Guduchyadi Churna, Guduchyadi Sattva, Chinnodbhavadi Kvatha Churna THERAPEUTIC USES - Kushtha, Vatarakta, Jvara, Kamala, Pandu, Prameha DOSE - 3-6 g of the drug in powder form. 20-30 g of the drug for decoction. VIDANGA (Fruit) (API Part - I,<strong>Volume</strong> 1, Page 123) Info Ayurveda, <strong>Volume</strong> 2, No.1, <strong>July</strong> to <strong>September</strong>’ <strong>2012</strong> Vidanga consists of dried mature fruits of Embelia ribes Burm. F. (Fam. Myrsinaceae), large scandent shrub with long slender, flexible branches, distributed throughout hilly parts of India upto 1600 m, SYNONYMS Sanskrit: Jantughna, Krimighna, Vella, Krimihara, Krimiripu Assamese: Vidang Bengali: Vidang Gujrati: Vavding, Vavading, Vayavadang Hindi: Vayavidanga, Bhabhiranga, Baberang Kannada: Vayuvilanga, Vayuvidanga Kashmiri: Babading Malayalam: Vizhalari, Vizalari Marathi: Vavading, Vavding Oriya: Bidanga, Vidanga Punjabi: Babrung, Vavaring Tamil: Vayuvilangam, Vayuvidangam Telugu : Vayuvidangalu Urdu : Baobarang, Babrang DESCRIPTION a) Macroscopic Fruit brownish-black, globular 2-4 mm in diameter, warty surface with a beak like projection at apex, often short, thin pedicel and persistant calyx with usual1y 3 or 5 sepals present, pericarp brittle enclosing a single seed covered by a thin membrane, entire seed, reddish and covered with yellowish spots (chitra tandula), odour slightly aromatic, taste, astringent. b) Microscopic Transverse section of fruit shows epicarp consisting of single row of tabular cells of epidermis, usually obliterated, in surface view cells rounded with wrinkled cuticle, mesocarp consists of a number of layers of reddish-brown coloured cells and numerous fibrovascular bundles and rarely a few prismatic crystals of calcium oxalate, inner part of mesocarp and endodennis composed of stone cells, endodermis consisting of single layered, thick-walled, large, palisade-like stone cells, seed coat composed of 2-3 layered reddish-brown coloured cells, endosperm cells irregular in shape, thick-walled, containing fixed oil and proteinous masses, embryo small when present otherwise most of the seeds sterile. Powder-Reddish, under microscope shows reddish parenchyma and stone cells. IDENTITY, PURITY AND STRENGTH Identification:- (I) Shake 1 g of the powdered seeds with 20ml of Solvent Ether for five minutes and filter. To a portion of the filtrate add 5 per cent v/v solution of Sodium Hydroxide; a deep violet colour is developed in the aqueous layer. To the other portion add 2 drops of Dilute Ammonia solution; a bluish violet precipitate is obtained. (II) Boil 5 g of the powdered seeds: with 25 ml alcohol and filter. Divide the deep red coloured filtrate into two portions. To one portion, add solution of lead Acetate, a dirty green precipitate is produced. To the other portion add solution of ferric chloride a reddish-brown precipitate is produced. IDENTITY, PURITY AND STRENGTH Foreign matter - Not more than 2 per cent, Total Ash - Not more than 6 per cent, Acid-insoluble ash - Not more than 1.5 per cent, Alcohol-soluble extractive - Not less than 10 per cent, Water-soluble extractive - Not less than 9 per cent, Assay:-Contains not less than 2 per cent w/w of embelin (limits 1.85 to 2.15) when assayed as follows:- Weigh accurately about 10 g of powder (40 mesh) and transfer to a 500 ml glass stoppered flask Shake occasionally for thirty minutes with 150 ml 9
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