A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON CULTIVATION, COLLECTION AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF ENDANGERED PLANT- “Curculigo orchoides”
TAKDEER SINGH
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab -144411, India.
AMRIT PAL SINGH
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab -144411, India.
MANISH VYAS *
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab -144411, India.
NAVNEET KHURANA
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab -144411, India.
NEHA SHARMA
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab -144411, India.
RAJAN KUMAR
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab -144411, India.
RIJU AGARWAL
Department of Shalakya Tantra, Chaudhary Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Ayurved Charak Sansthan, Najafgarh, New Delhi-110073, India.
PRAMOD YADAV
Department of Rasashastra & Bhaishajya Kalpana, All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi-110076, India.
BHUPENDRA TOMAR
Abhilashi College of Pharmacy, Ner Chowk, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh – 175008, India.
P. K. PRAJAPATI
Department of Rasashastra & Bhaishajya Kalpana, All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi-110076, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Background: Natural resources have always been the stepping stone in the advancement of modern medicine and the knowledge of the various traditional system of medicine has played a very crucial role in it. However, due to overexploitation of some drugs has led to the endangerment of them.
Objective: The present review describes the cultivation and collection techniques along with therapeutic attributes of Curculigo orchoides on various diseases and disorders.
Result and Discussion: Curculigo orchoides (C. orchoides) contains a vast number of phytoconstituents. The major class of active phytoconstituents isolated from this plant are termed as “Curculigoside”. C. orchoides has been explored for its different therapeutic attributes to prove and validate its traditional uses. The plant has been reported to have therapeutic attributes viz. anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anticancer, neuroprotective, and anti-microbial. The optimum quality and conditions for cultivation and collection are found and discussed also.
Conclusion: C. orchoides can be used as an effective medicine for the treatment of many ailments. However, systematic studies on cultivation are required to explore its potential.
Keywords: Curculigo orchoides, Natural resources, traditional medicine, medicinal plants, Pharmacotherapy