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Abstract                 Volume:3  Issue-2  Year-2016          Original Research Articles

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Phytochemical Evaluation of Withanolide-A in Ashwagandha Roots from Different Climatic Regions of India
Rehana Anjum Shah*, Shahana Khan, Wahida Rehman and Moinuddin Vakil
Department of Botany, The Institute of Science, 15, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai-400 032, India
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Abstract:

Ashwagandha [Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal] is a highly valued medicinal plant in Ayurveda, used either singly or in combination with other herbs. Plants growing under different agro-climatic condition often show qualitative and quantitative variations in their phytoconstituents. In the GC-MS analysis, 24 bioactive phytochemical compounds were identified in roots and leaves of Withania somnifera. Present investigation deals with comparison of Ashwagandha plants (WsL, WsK, WsN and WsM) obtained from various regions (Lucknow, Karnataka, Nimuch and Mumbai) of India, for their withanolide-A contents using HPTLC. Methanolic root extracts of WsN showed maximum withanolide-A content (1.3%), WsK being close behind at 1.2% followed by WsM (0.7%); WsL showed minimum withanolide-A content at 0.4% only.

Keywords: Ashwagandha, Medicinal plant, Phytochemical compounds, Withanolide-A
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Shah, R. A., Khan, S., Rehman, W., Vakil, M., 2016. Phytochemical evaluation of withanolide-A in ashwagandha roots from different climatic regions of IndiaInt.J.Curr.Res.Biosci.Plantbiol. 3(2): 114-120. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.20546/ijcrbp.2016.302.014
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