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Journal of Agricultural Science and Botany | Volume: 2
November 15-16, 2018 | Paris, France
Plant Science
Natural Products,Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicines
International Conference on
Joint Event
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Annual variation in the production of Boeravinone B in different plant parts of
Boerhaavia diffusa
L. - A
medicinally important herb
Sharada Mallubhotla
and
Savita Sharma
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, India
B
oerhavia diffusa
(Nyctaginaceae) commonly known as
Punarnava is a widely distributed herb that has been
naturalized in many areas of the world. It is used for the
treatment of various ailments by Indians, particularly tribal
peopleasmentioned inAyurveda, CharakaSamhitaandSushrita
Samhita. Punarnava has many ethnobotanical uses (used
as a green leafy vegetable, root juice is used to cure asthma,
urinary disorders, leucorrhea, rheumatism, encephalitis, etc.)
due to the presence of its valuable phytochemical constituents.
Moreover, due to the presence of polyphenols and flavonoids,
clinicians and scientists have examined it extensively to gain
more insight into the biological and medicinal properties,
amongst which Boeravinone B a potent flavonoid is responsible
for its pharmacological activities. A study was performed for the
identification and quantification of Boeravinone B throughout
the year on a monthly basis using different parts of this useful
species grown under field conditions by using HPTLC analysis.
Variation in the content of Boeravinone B were observed
throughout the year and maximum yield of metabolite was
obtained in the month of July, which is also the ideal time for
the growth and proliferation of this plant species. The study
indicates a correlation of the availability of the metabolite
with the various developmental stages of the plant. Among
the different individual plant parts analyzed, the highest
concentration was recorded in the roots followed by leaves and
the least concentration was recorded in the defoliated stem
parts of the plants species. These results signify the therapeutic
potential of herb and the collection times for maximum
availability of phytochemicals. The details shall be discussed
and presented.
Speaker Biography
Sharada Mallubhotla from Punjab University, Chandigarh, India, is presently Academic
Coordinator for School of Biotechnology at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, India.
She has authored 26 publications, two books well cited over 175 times, and is serving
as editorial board member of reputed Journals. Her research interests include
production and manipulations of bioactive phytochemical metabolites from cell
and organ cultures, micropropagation, medicinal plant conservation Biotechnology,
Genetic engineering of medicinal plant species and Orchid Biotechnology. Currently
she is working on application of bioreactor systems for production of plant
bioactives, value additions through biotic and abiotic elicitation in plant cultures.
e:
sharda.p@smvdu.ac.inSharada Mallubhotla et al.
, Plant science & Natural Medicine 2018, Volume 2
DOI: 10.4066/2591-7897-C1-002