Abstract
Hemidesmus indicus is a commercially important medicinal crop thatcatches the attention of both pharmaceuticals as well as the food andflavoring industry. The current investigation intends to reveal the possibilitiesassociated with the morphologically distinct H. indicus plants. The GC-MSanalysis carried out with broad-leafed H. indicus root extracts resulted in theidentification of 40 various compounds. Among all the compounds 2-hydroxy-4-methoxy benzaldehyde (MBALD) was found to be the major chemical entity.Further, RP-HPLC analysis was carried out to decipher the amount of MBALDpresent in roots of two morphologically distinct H. indicus plants were foundto be 0.1827 and 0.1537 mg/gram of tissue of slender and long leafed andbroad-leafed plants, respectively.
Highlights
INTRODUCTIONIndian sarsaparilla differs from true sarsaparilla (Smilax febrifuga) and exists as Hemidesmus indicus var
Indian sarsaparilla differs from true sarsaparilla (Smilax febrifuga) and exists as Hemidesmus indicus var. indicus and Hemidesmus indicus var. pubescens
This study briefly describes the extraction methodologies used in the preparation of solvent root extracts, reviews the utility of Gas chromatographymass spectrometry for the analysis of compounds present in the H. indicus and the procedure for quantification of the commercially valuable compound, methoxy benzaldehyde (MBALD)
Summary
Indian sarsaparilla differs from true sarsaparilla (Smilax febrifuga) and exists as Hemidesmus indicus var. Due to the presence of an aromatic compound, 2-hydroxy-4-methoxy benzaldehyde (MBALD), the roots of this plant have been attributed with a strong smell, which makes it an ingredient in sherbet or flavored sweet drinks and bakery products (Patnaik and Debata, 1996). The roots of these plants make it more commercially valuable and medicinally useful as they possess highly desirable therapeutic properties (Kawlni et al 2017). This study briefly describes the extraction methodologies used in the preparation of solvent root extracts, reviews the utility of Gas chromatographymass spectrometry for the analysis of compounds present in the H. indicus and the procedure for quantification of the commercially valuable compound, MBALD
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