Chemistry and Pharmacology of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants
author: Mukund Sabnis
edition: 2006, Chaukhambha Amarbharati Prakashan
pages: 501
Topic: Ayurveda
Chapter 41 - Chemistry and Pharmacology of Rheum emodi
This page describes Chemistry and Pharmacology of Rheum emodi which is the forty-first chapter located on page 308 in the book Chemistry and Pharmacology of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants composed by Mukund Sabnis. This book combines modern scientific pharmacology with Ayurveda, encompassing Sanskrit references from ancient literature and chemical properties from modern research. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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Indian Medicinal Plants [by Kanhoba Ranchoddas Kirtikar]
Chemistry:— The constituents of P. Emodi are identical with those of P. Peltatum, Crystalline podophyìlotoxin C15H14O6 2H20, when acted on by aqueous alkalis, is converted into the isomeric picropodophyllin. The formula of podophyllic acid is C15H16O7 . There is also a yellow coloring matter Cl5H10O7, which is identical with the quercetin. Podophylio-resin has the formula C12H12O4. Podophyllin is as valuable a purgative as the podophyllin obtained from P. peltatum....
Read full contents: 52. Podophyllum emodi, Wall.
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
—‘Adeps, semen, blood, dandruff, urine, faeces, ear-wax, nail-parings, phlegm, tears, rheum, and sweat are the twelve impure excretions from the body.’ Devala (Apararka, p. 271).—‘Human bone, corpse, faeces, semen, urine, menstrual blood, sweat, tears, rheum, phlegm and urine are declared to be impure.’ Baudhayana [(Do.) and Viramitrodaya-Ahnika, p. 104]....
Read full contents: Verse 5.133
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 5: Treatment of various afflictions [by Bhudeb Mookerjee]
Stapleton, however, admits that Ar-Razi was acquainted with Charaka and Sushruta, the two well-known treatises on the science of vegetable chemistry and medicine of the Hindus, and even made use of them in his medical works. It is, therefore, only in the field of mineral chemistry and alchemy, and not in the field of vegetable chemistry and medicine, that Mr. Stapleton claims priority for Ar-Razi and a few of his more ancient countrymen. This is a view taken by Mr....
Read full contents: Part 1 - Introduction (justifying ancient Indian knowledge of the use of mercury)
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[Preface]
[Introduction]