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Sahadevi (Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob.) (Family Asteraceae) commonly known as Purple Fleabane in English, Sahadei in Hindi and Poovankurunthila in Malayalam, an erect annual branched herb with pubescent cylindrical stem found as a weed throughout India is extensively used in folkore medicine. The present paper highlights the pharmacognostical and phytochemical characters of the plant to give clear standards for identification of the drug. Microscopic evaluation of root, stem and leaf as well powder microscopy of the plant were carried out. Physicochemical parameters like moisture content, total ash, water insoluble ash, acid insoluble ash, volatile oil content, sugar content, fibre content, alcohol soluble extractive and water soluble extractive were studied. Preliminary phytochemical analysis of the plant Sahadevi [Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob.] showed the presence of steroid, flavonoid, glycoside, saponins and tannin. The present study signifies the use of TLC and HPTLC fingerprint profiles of aqueous and alcoholic extracts of the drug for determining the identity, purity of the drug and also for developing standards. The findings drawn from the study substantiates the genuineness of the drug Sahadevi [Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob.], which is at par with the descriptions available in the authentic books.
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Volatile fractions and essential oils obtained from the flowers and leaves of Cyanthillium cinereum, isolated by simultaneous-distillation extraction (SDE) and conventional hydrodistillation (HD), were analyzed by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The most abundant compounds found in the volatile fractions were: (a). flowers alpha-cadinol (14.4 percent), delta-cadinene (11.0 percent), thymohydroquinone dimethyl ether (7.0 percent), alpha-humulene (6.4 percent), tau-muurolol (5.8 percent), and terpinen-4-ol (5.1 percent); and, (b). leaves alpha-cadinol (20.3 percent), delta-cadinene (11.7 percent), germacrene D-4-ol (9.1 percent), tau-muurolol (6.5 percent), terpinen-4-ol (5.8 percent), and elemol (5.1 percent). As main compounds in the essential oils (EO) were identified: (c). flowers delta-cadinene (15.8 percent), alpha-cadinol (15.7 percent), alpha-humulene (9.6 percent), tau-muurolol (6.1 percent), thymohydroquinone dimethyl ether (5.5 percent), and tau-cadinol (4.4 percent); and, (d). leaves alpha-cadinol (23.2 percent), elemol (10.6 percent), delta-cadinene (9.9 percent), tau-muurolol (8.2 percent), germacrene D-4-ol (6.1 percent), and terpinen-4-ol (4.9 percent). The yield achieved in the isolation of EO was 0.09 percent, for the flowers and leaves. Similarly, volatile fractions and essential oils, classified according to the terpene structures and chemical functionality, were represented by cadinane type sesquiterpene bicyclic hydrocarbons (19.8-30.9 percent) and their alcohols (36.2-46.2 percent).
Las fracciones volátiles y aceites esenciales obtenidos de flores y hojas de Cyanthillium cinereum, aislados por destilación-extracción simultánea con solvente (SDE) e hidrodestilación convencional (HD), fueron analizados por cromatografía de gases y espectrometría de masas (GC-MS). Los componentes más abundantes encontrados en las fracciones volátiles fueron: (a). flores alfa-cadinol (14.4 por ciento), delta-cadineno (11.0 por ciento), timohidroquinona dimetil éter (7.0 por ciento), alfa-humuleno (6.4 por ciento), tau-muurolol (5.8 por ciento) y terpinen-4-ol (5.1 por ciento); y (b). hojas alfa-cadinol (20.3 por ciento), delta-cadineno (11.7 por ciento), germacreno D-4-ol (9.1 por ciento), tau-muurolol (6.5 por ciento), terpinen-4-ol (5.8 por ciento) y elemol (5.1 por ciento). En los aceites esenciales (AE) se identificaron como compuestos mayoritarios: (c). flores delta-cadineno (15.8 por ciento), alfa-cadinol (15.7 por ciento), alfa-humuleno (9.6 por ciento), tau-muurolol (6.1 por ciento), timohidroquinona dimetil éter (5.5 por ciento) y tau-cadinol (4.4 por ciento); y (d). hojas alfa-cadinol (23.2 por ciento), elemol (10.6 por ciento), delta-cadineno (9.9 por ciento), tau-muurolol (8.2 por ciento), germacreno D-4-ol (6.1 por ciento) y terpinen-4-ol (4.9 por ciento). El rendimiento de los AE fue 0.09 por ciento, para las flores y hojas. Asimismo, las fracciones volátiles y aceites esenciales, clasificadas de acuerdo con las estructuras terpénicas y funcionalidad química, estuvieron representados por hidrocarburos (19.8-30.9 por ciento) sesquiterpénicos bicíclicos tipo cadinano y sus alcoholes (36.2-46.2 por ciento).