Pharmacognasy B pharm vaska

1. Monographic analysis of vasaka for
standardization

2.  NAME-VASAKA
 BIOLOGICAL SOURCE- IT IS LEAVES OF PLANT ADHATODA
VASICA. Family- ACANTHACEAE
 PHYTOCHEMICALS-VASICINE(PYRRALAZOQUINAZOLINE ALKOLOID)
OTHER ALKOLOIDS-VASICOL, ADHATONINE, VASICINONE,
VASICINOLONE.
THREAPUTIC USES- BRONCHODIALATOR, EXPECTORANT

3. Morphological analysis-
1. Colour-green
2. Apprearence- leaves are
simple,petiolate,broad glabrous,mostly
elliptic lanceolate to ovatelanceloate.
3. Extra features- ventral one is slightly place
8-12 pairs of bilateral veins which r
reticulate.

4.  Foreign Matter
 Sand and silica
 Insect infestation
 Rodent
contamination
 <1.0%
 Absent
 Nil
 Nil

5.  MOISTURE CONTENT
 ASH CONTENT
 ACID INSOLUBLE ASH
 ALCOHOL SOLUBLE
EXTRACTIVE VALUE
 PETROLEUM ETHER
EXTRACTIVE VALUE
 CHLOROFORM EXTRACTIVE
VALUE
 METHANOL EXTRACTIVE
VALUE
 VASICINE CONTENT
 <8.0% W/W
 <15.0% W/W
 <2.0% W/W
 8-12%W/W
 0.7-2.0W/W
 0.7-2.0W/W
 6-11%W/w
 0.4% W/w

6.  SAMPLE : ADHATODA VASICA
 SOLVENT SYSTEM: 1.4-DIOXANE (9) : AMMONIA
SOLUTION (1)
 SAMPLE PREPARATION:POWDER SAMPLE WITH
METHANOL. THE EXTRACT CONCENTRATED THE
RESIDUE DISSOLVED IN METHANOL.
 REAGENT-DRAGENDROFF
 DENSIOMETER SCAN;254nm.

7. S-standard Vasicine- Rf- 0.58
T-test sample