Asteraceae

Blumea lacera of family Asteraceae is a common Rabi weed all over India. Its annual herb is with the strong odor of turpentine. This plant is commonly known as Buradi in India. Indoginously in Indian system of traditional medicine it is Aromatic, astringent, Stomachic, Anti-Spasmodic and Diuretic. It is useful in treatment of Fever, Burning, Wound Healing, Abdominal disorder, inflammation. It also advised in dysentery and in vaginal bleeding. The present research has been undertaken with the aim to formulate and evaluate herbal ointment because synthetic may cause the adverse effect on skin. The herbal ointment was formulated by extracting Blumea lacera (brum.f.)DC.

Hypochaeris radicata, an edible perennial herb is native of Europe has many medicinal uses which include antimicrobial, antioxidant, antiinflammatory and anticancer activities. The study was aimed at to investigate the phytochemical constituents present in the leaf and root extracts of H. radicata by thin layer chromatography. The results of the study revealed the presence of phytochemical constituents such as alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, terpenoids and glycosides in the leaf and root extracts of this species. Further, the thin layer chromatographic profiles may serve as characteristic fingerprint for leaf and root extracts of H. radicata. It could be concluded that as the species, H. radicata contained rich variety of phytochemicals, it can be used for drug preparations in pharmaceutical industries.