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A Comprehensive Overview of Celastrus paniculatus Seed Oil Intended for the Management of Human Ailments
- Source :
- Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Research. 6:37-42
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- IJPBR, 2018.
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Abstract
- Celastrus paniculatus belonging to the family Celastraceae generally known as the black oil plant or Malkangani or Jyotishmati. The scrambling through a yellowish corky bark, climbing poly gamodioecious category of shrub requires support to climbs up and distributed almost all over India at the altitude of 2000 m. The seeds are also reported as anxiolytic and anticonvulsant properties, while the root and its bark considered being useful for the treatment of malaria, cancer, and brain-tonic. Plant of Jyotishmati are broadly used in the Ayurvedic system of the medicine to cure many diseases such as; appetizer, aphrodisiac, arthritis, asthma, antipyretic, amenorrhea, anti-inflammatory, acrid, arthralgia, beriberi, cardiotonic, diuretic, diaphoretic, depression, emollient, skin-diseases, paralysis, thermogenic, intellect-promoting, emetic, expectorant, leprosy, leucoderma, cephalalgia, nephropathy, abdominal disorders, sores abortifacient, and treatment of the snake bite. These plants are naturally used in the treatment of vaginal discharge, a sensation of burning, blood purification after delivery, menstruation cycle, and abortion. The seed oil contains steroid alkaloids and bright natural coloring matter, celapanine, celapanigine, celapagine, celastrine, and paniculatine are the important alkaloids. It contains the fatty acid it’s in founding; oleic acid (54.42%), palmitic acid (20.0%), linoleic acid (15.51%), and stearic acid (4.18%). The sesquiterpene alkaloids are derived from a new sesquiterpene (celapanol) which is alternately esterified by acetic, benzoic, nicotinic, and β- furoic acids.
- Subjects :
- chemistry.chemical_classification
book.periodical
biology
Traditional medicine
business.industry
Linoleic acid
Fatty acid
Celastrus paniculatus
biology.organism_classification
Palmitic acid
Oleic acid
chemistry.chemical_compound
chemistry
Cephalalgia
visual_art
visual_art.visual_art_medium
Medicine
Bark
Aphrodisiac
business
book
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 23209267
- Volume :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........1b86fe678ab5286fd690a0f1f9391502