the siddha pharmacopoeia – of india part

) Microscopic
Transverse section of fruit shows epidermis consisting of short polygonal, tabular cells
densely covered with short, bristle hairs that are multicellular and multiseriate on ridges; mesocarp
with a few layers of parenchyma and five vascular bundles under five primary ridges; six vittae
under secondary ridges, four on dorsal and two on commissural surface; endocarp consists of
polygonal cells containing fixed oil and aleurone grains; carpophore consists of slender fibres.
Powder:
Brownish-yellow; shows fragments of vittae; sclerenchymatous cells of the mesocarp;
endosperm cells containing oil globules, aleurone grains, small rosette crystals of calcium oxalate;
fragments of multiserial hairs.
IDENTITY, PURITY AND STRENGTH
Foreign matter Not more than 2 per cent, Appendix 2.2.2.
Total Ash Not more than 8 per cent, Appendix 2.2.3.
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 1 per cent, Appendix 2.2.4.
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 7 per cent, Appendix 2.2.6.
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 15 per cent, Appendix 2.2.7.
T.L.C.
T.L.C. of Dichloromethane extractive of the Alcohol extract on silica gel 'G' plate using
Dichloromethane, on exposure to iodine vapours shows six spots at Rf. 0.05, 0.09, 0.15, 0.26, 0.55
and 0.94 (all yellow). On spraying with Anisaldehyde- Sulphuric acid reagent and heating the plate
for five minutes at 105°C six spots appear at Rf. 0.15, 0.26 (both violet), 0.31 (pink), 0.55(grey),
0.73 (violet) and 0.94 (violet).
CONSTITUENTS
Cuminaldehyde, cuminin,1,3 - þ - menthadien -7-al, 1,4 - þ - menthadien -7-al,þ-cymene, ϒ-
terpinene, β-pinene, 7-1(O-β-D-galalacturonide) -4-(1-O-β-D- glucopyranosyl)-3,5- dihydroxy
flavone, glycosides of luteolin and apigenin.
PROPERTIES AND ACTIONS
Cuvai : Iºippu (ÞQŠ¹), K¡rppu (裘Š¹)
Gu¸am : Ilaku (Þô°), K£rmai (جñ), Va¼a·ci (õø†C)
V¢rium : Ta·pam (î†ð‹)
Pirivu : Iºippu (ÞQŠ¹)
Ceykai : Aka··uv¡yvaka¼¼i (Ü膴õ£ŒõèŸP), Pacitt¢t£¸·i (ðCˆbɇ®),
Tuvarppi (õ˜ŠH), Veppamu¸·¡kki (ªõŠðº‡ì£‚A)
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