talamulika :

Phytochemistry:

- Yields active compounds: flavones, glycosides, steroids, saponins, triterpenoids and secondary metabolites.

- Tuberous root contains resin, tannin, mucilage, fat, starch, and ash with oxalate of calcium.

- Phytochemical study yielded starch, enzymes, tannins, ash; contains glycoside, orcinol-1-0-beta-D-apiofuranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside, curculigoside, syringic acid.

- Fresh rhizomes yield yuccagenin, a sapogenin, and alkaloid lycorin.

- Rhizome yielded a phenolic glycoside, curculigoside.

- Chloroform extract of rhizome yielded hentriacontanol, sitosterol, stigmasterol, cycloartinol, sucrose.

- Study of ethanol extract of rhizome by GC-MS analysis yielded six compounds viz. decane 2,3,5,8-trimethyl (1), dodecane 2,6,11-trimethyl (2) hexadecane,5-butyl (3) benzoic acid, 4-ethoxy-,ethyl ester (4) docosanoic acid 1,2,3-propanetriyl ester (Tribehenin) (5) and ethyl iso allocholate (6). (see study below)

- Phytochemical screening of root tuber extracts yielded carbohydrates, glycosides, saponins alkaloids, protein and amino acids, phytosteroids, gums and mucilage. Percentage yield of the methanol extract (6.8%) was more than a petroleum ether extract (1.36%).

- Phytochemical screening of methanolic extracts of rhizomes and leaves yielded alkaloids, carbohydrates, glycosides, diterpenes, flavonoids, flavones, phenols, saponins, steroids, tannins, and triterpenes

PHARMACOLOGY:

It is used extensively in ayurvedic formulations like Vidaryadighrta, Vidaryadi lehya, Marmagulika, Musalyadi churna etc. for a wide variety of ailments, especially as a general tonic and as an aphrodisiac.

Some of the commercial formulations containing Curculigo orchioides are kama sutra capsule (ALMA HEALTH CARE ), vigorous capsule (TAMPCOL), strong-nite capsule (MEDIMIX), meno-peace capsule (D’ARCY NATURAL), potency plus (CHINESE ), braincare 2000 (CHINESE ), vaipani kamon (VAIPANI) and sharmiotone syrup (SHARMILA) which are claimed to be rejuvenative, energizer or aphrodisiac.

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