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Plant Science Congress 2018
Journal of Agricultural Science and Botany
ISSN: 2591-7897 | Volume 2
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J Agric Sci Bot 2018, Volume 2 | DOI: 10.4066/2591-7897-C2-006
ELICITING PHYTOCHEMICAL PROFILE OF
POLYGONATUM
VERTICILLATUM
(L.) ALL.: A HIGHLY USEFUL ASTAVARGA HERB
Preeti Chaturvedi
G B Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, India
P
olygonatum verticillatum
(L.) All., an
Asparagaceae
member, is an important and highly useful Astavarga medicinal herb of
North West Himalaya.
P. verticillatum
has well established biological activities in terms of pain alleviation, antipyretic, anti-
malarial, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, cardiotonic and energizer activities. Underground part of the plant is used traditionally in
several health rejuvenating preparations in India. Seed dormancy, slow rate of natural regeneration, imprudent harvesting in na-
ture necessitates its conservation. The plant was successfully established
in vitro
through sprouted buds. Elicitation of its phyto-
chemical profile was done by foliar application of several chemical elicitors which are well-established signal molecules forming
an integral part of plant defence system. Remarkable increase in medicinally important compounds was achieved in differently
treated plants. The study showed that elicitation not only enhances the bioactive compounds but also stimulate the synthesis
of new compounds. These interesting results of elicitation may help in value addition of the bioactive compounds of the plant to
improve the quality of plant-based medicine on an industrial scale.