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Chemical constituants of parushaka - Phoenix pusilla Gaertn.

parushaka :

Cultivated tree Photograph by: Rachael Moore

Phytochemistry:

The bark of P. pusilla contains erythrodiol, taraxasterol, beta-sitosterol and its glucoside: 
beta-amylin, betulin, lupeol, lupenone and friedelin. Friuts possess pelargonidin-3, 5-diglucoside, 
quercetin, quercetin-3-O-beta –D-glucoside, naringenin-7-O-beta-glucoside and amino acids - 
proline, lysine, glutamic acid, and phenylalanine. Leaves contain quercetin, kaempferol and their glycosides


PHARMACOLOGY:

Important formulations 
1. Ashoka Ghrita
2. Drakshadi Kashayam
3. Chandanasavam


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