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Project No. : DL-01/2010-11
Year. : 2010-11
Project Title: Spectroscopic Analysis of medicinal plants from an Ayurvedic perspective to aid in new standardization and Quality assessment parameters
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Principal Investigator & Organization : Dr. Rama Jayasundar, Department of NMR, All India Institute of Medical Science, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi - 110029.
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Summary of Project / Major Outcome /Achievements : For standardization and quality assessment parameters of medicinal plants in Ayurveda, spectroscopic metabolomics have been used for few medicinal plants from three different taste categories viz., sweet, pungent and multiple taste- Tribulus terrestris, Vitis vinifera and Glycyrrhiza glabrafrom; sweet category; Piper longum, Cuminum cyminum, Capsicum annum from pungent group; Emblica officinalis with five tastes. While Electronic tongue was used for evaluation of the sensorial property of taste, the chemical properties were studied with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) and Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS). In terms of taste and phytochemical profiles all samples were unique but with similarities within each group. While the sensor response in E-tongue showed similarities within the sweet and pungent categories, NMR spectra in the aromatic region showed close similarities between the plants in the sweet category. The sensory, phytochemical and phytoelemental profiles of E. officinalis (with five rasa) in particular, were unique. In conclusion, combined sensorial and chemical descriptors is a promising approach for a comprehensive evaluation and fingerprinting of the Ayurvedic pharmacological parameterrasa.
Project No. : DL-02/2008-09
Year. : 2008-09
Project Title: Comprehensive Database on some most important medicinal plants having high trade value
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Principal Investigator & Organization : Dr. Bishnu Priya Dhar, A.D., Central Council for Research in ayurveda & Siddha, 61-65, Institutional Area, Opp. 'D' - Block Janakpuri, New Delhi - 110 058
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Summary of Project / Major Outcome /Achievements : To develop a comprehensive database on medicinal plants, exhaustive literature collection on all selected plants; subject-wise segregation of all collected literature have been designed for database in a user friendly way i.e. provided exhaustive search options.
Project No. : DL-01/2008-09
Year. : 2008-09
Project Title: Molecular charaterization of Shankhapushpi: A controversial drug of traditional medicine
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Principal Investigator & Organization : Dr. P.S. Srivastava, Professor & Head, Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi - 110 062
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Summary of Project / Major Outcome /Achievements : In this study Clitoria ternatea, Convolvulus pluricaulis and Evolvulus alsinoides were used as a source plant of Shankhpushpi. Plant material of all species was collected from different geographical regions of India. Plant material was subject to DNA extraction and RAPD & HPLC analysis. RAPD markers revealed that genotypes of Evolvulus alsinoides showed highest (86.66%) genetic diversity followed by Convolvulus pluricaulis (73.91%) and Clitoria ternatea (54.21%). Molecular characterization of market samples reveals that samples purchased from Delhi, M.P., U.P., and Gujarat were C. pluriculus; while the samples collected from Rajasthan and West Bengal share identity with E. alsinoides. The samples procured from Kerala and Assam did not match with any of the plants equated with Shankhpushpi. The maximum concentration of kaempferol was found in the samples of Clitoria ternatea followed by Convolvulus pluricaulis and Evolvulus alsiniodes.
Project No. : NGO/DL-01/2007-08
Year. : 2007-08
Project Title: HERBEX online trade exchange for medicinal plants up gradation of the existing NMPB portal on Indian medicinal plants (IMPLA)
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Principal Investigator & Organization : Dr. Ravindar Khanna, Executive Director, BioMantra, A Division of First e-Learning Quest Pvt. Ltd., Level – 1, F-90/33 Okhla Industrial Area, Phase – 1, New Delhi - 110020
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Summary of Project / Major Outcome /Achievements : HERBEX online trade exchange for medicinal plants up gradation of the existing NMPB portal on Indian medicinal plants (IMPLA) has been developed for cultivators, collectors, wholesalers, manufacturers, exporters and importers of raw medicinal and aromatic Plants and their extracts industry in India and the entire ASEAN region. The multi-lingual, web based portal on medicinal plant and herbs will include an info-search of regional database, eco labelling consultancy and certification guidance.
