Ethnobotanical and phytopharmacological review of Scindapsus officinalis (“Gajapippali”)
Scindapsus officinalis (S. officinalis) holds a reputed position in Ayurvedic system of medicine. It has been ethanobotanically used to treat diarrhea (“atisara”), worm infestation (“krmiroga”), and as antipyretic. Literature survey on S. officinalis was carried out via electronic search in PubMed,...
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doaj-e411a2a076404501a5943b8e24b1ce3a2020-11-24T23:42:32ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAsian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine2221-16912017-01-0171788510.1016/j.apjtb.2016.10.010Ethnobotanical and phytopharmacological review of Scindapsus officinalis (“Gajapippali”)Kuljeet KaurRajiv GuptaScindapsus officinalis (S. officinalis) holds a reputed position in Ayurvedic system of medicine. It has been ethanobotanically used to treat diarrhea (“atisara”), worm infestation (“krmiroga”), and as antipyretic. Literature survey on S. officinalis was carried out via electronic search in PubMed, SciFinder, Scirus, Google Scholar, Agricola and Web of Science and a library search. Results revealed that a very specific botanical description of the plant is still not available. The plant is mistaken within the hybrids and other plants of genus Scindapsus and family Araceae. Since ethnobotanically the plant is of much importance, chemistry of the plant yet needs to be fully explored. Thus the need of the hour is to comprehend the fragmented information available on the botany, traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of S. officinalis which could help in the correct identification of the sample and avoid adulteration due to mistaken identity.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169116310759AyurvedaScindapsus officinalisGajapippaliEthnobotanyAdulteration |
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Ethnobotanical and phytopharmacological review of Scindapsus officinalis (“Gajapippali”) |
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Ethnobotanical and phytopharmacological review of Scindapsus officinalis (“Gajapippali”) |
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Ethnobotanical and phytopharmacological review of Scindapsus officinalis (“Gajapippali”) |
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Ethnobotanical and phytopharmacological review of Scindapsus officinalis (“Gajapippali”) |
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Ethnobotanical and phytopharmacological review of Scindapsus officinalis (“Gajapippali”) |
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ethnobotanical and phytopharmacological review of scindapsus officinalis (“gajapippali”) |
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Scindapsus officinalis (S. officinalis) holds a reputed position in Ayurvedic system of medicine. It has been ethanobotanically used to treat diarrhea (“atisara”), worm infestation (“krmiroga”), and as antipyretic. Literature survey on S. officinalis was carried out via electronic search in PubMed, SciFinder, Scirus, Google Scholar, Agricola and Web of Science and a library search. Results revealed that a very specific botanical description of the plant is still not available. The plant is mistaken within the hybrids and other plants of genus Scindapsus and family Araceae. Since ethnobotanically the plant is of much importance, chemistry of the plant yet needs to be fully explored. Thus the need of the hour is to comprehend the fragmented information available on the botany, traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of S. officinalis which could help in the correct identification of the sample and avoid adulteration due to mistaken identity. |
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