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Phytochemical Studies on Swertia cordata (G. Done) Clark and Comparative Chromatographic Evaluation of Five Different Species of Swertia

Published:24 Mar 2012
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Karan M.1*, Jamwal A.1, Vasisht K.1

1 University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India

Corresponding Author:Karan M.

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Swertia cordata (G. Done) Clark is an important species of the genus Swertia (Family Gentianaceae) reputed for its medicinal properties in Ayurveda. The present study reports the isolation of two xanthones, 1-hydroxy-2,3,7-trimethoxyxanthone (1), 1-hydroxy-2,3,4,7-tetramethoxyxanthone (2) and one triterpenoid, lupeol (3) from S. cordata. The compounds (1) and (2) are being reported for the first time from S. cordata. Further, chromatographic comparison of five different species of Swertia viz. S. angustifolia Buch Ham. ex D. Don, S. chirata Buch Ham, S. cordata (G. Done), S. lurida (D. Don ex G. Done) C. B. Clarke and S. purpurascens (D. Don) A. Wall ex E. D. Clarke was made on the basis of TLC fingerprint profile to know how closely these species are related and to mark the similarities / dissimilarities between different Swertia species.

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Swertia speciesxanthonesTLC fingerprint comparison

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M., K., A., J., & K., V. (2012). Phytochemical Studies on Swertia cordata (G. Done) Clark and Comparative Chromatographic Evaluation of Five Different Species of Swertia. International Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.47191/ijahm/v2i2.11

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