Yogesh V. Ushir

Herbal medicinal plants are the gift of nature to the human beings. The present review is an effort to give a detail literature survey and discovering the hidden Marvels of Commiphora wightii also its remarkable health benefits in human beings. Worldwide Commiphora wightii is also known as Guggul is known for its anti-inflammatory property. Along with these it has many pharmacological activities like in the treatment of Rhematoid arthritis, fibrinolysis, weight management, Cardioprotective action, thyroid function regulation, antioxidant support and in metastatis Inhibition. It contains various chemical constituents like guggulsterones, guggulipid, commiphoric acid, Monoterpenoids, guggultetrols, Steroids, flavonoids, diterpenoids, sesquiterpenoids, triterpenes, lignans and various amino acids which contribute to various therapeutic property.

  In the present communication, finger print of two ethano-botanically important Anisomeles species has been developed. A sensitive and reliable densitometric High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) method has been developed for the quantification of quercetin, β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, catechin and ovatodiolide present in Anisomeles indica and Anisomeles malabarica.  Chromatographic analysis was performed using methanol, chloroform, acetone and ethanol extract of these plants were developed in the different solvents such as toluene, chloroform, ethyl acetate, methanol at various proportions. Detection and quantification of all phytoconstituents was done by densitometric scanning at different wavelengths. These finger prints would be helpful in the standardization of these species.   Key words: HPTLC, Anisomeles indica, Anisomeles malabarica, phytoconstituents, standardization