Current Status and Medicinal Prominence of Arnebia euchroma (Ratanjot): A Critically Endangered Plant of Trans-Himalayan Region

被引：4
作者：
Devi S. [1 ]
Sharma P. [1 ]
Sharma R. [2 ]
Thakur M. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Department of Basic Sciences, College of Forestry, Dr. YSP University of Horticulture & Forestry Nauni, Himachal Pradesh, Solan
[2] Department of Entomology, College of Horticulture, Dr. YSP University of Horticulture & Forestry Nauni, Himachal Pradesh, Solan
来源：
Recent Patents on Biotechnology | 2023年 / 17卷 / 01期
关键词：
Arnebia euchroma; critically endangered; medicinal plant; medicinal prominence; Ratanjot; shikonin;
D O I：
10.2174/1872208316666220718154341
中图分类号：
学科分类号：
摘要：
Trans-Himalayan region has been a major component of the India’s opulent medicinal plant heritage that encompasses numerous critically endangered plant species. Arnebia euchroma (Royle ex Benth.) Johnston (common name: Ratanjot), a Trans-Himalayan native, is amongst them, and it belongs to the family Boraginaceae. Ratanjot has long been used as a colourant in food and cosmetics besides a major ingredient of traditional remedies prescribed for curing mild constipation, dermatitis, frostbite, and eczema like health disorders. Though principally harvested for its roots, almost all the parts of this plant have been used in pharmaceutical products, food, dyes and beverages since prehistor-ic times. Its roots are a rich source of naphthoquinone pigment(s) mainly shikonin, acetyl-shikonin and deoxyshikonin, accountable for its medicinal value as antimicrobial, wound healing, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and antioxidant agent(s). Considering the medicinal importance and critically endangered status of this taxon, the need of the hour is to conserve and propagate it for supplying sufficient raw materials for its commercial exploitation. © 2023 Bentham Science Publishers.
引用
收藏
页码：92 / 102
页数：10
相关论文
共 55 条
  • [1] Bodeker G, Kronenberg F., A public health agenda for traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine, Am J Public Health, 92, 10, pp. 1582-1591, (2002)
  • [2] Mishra D, Singh RK, Srivastava RK., Ethno medicinal plants used to cure different diseases by rural folks and tribes of North Eastern Tarai districts of Uttar Pradesh, India, Res J Med Plant, 6, pp. 286-299, (2012)
  • [3] Bhadrecha P, Kumar V, Kumar M., Medicinal plant growing under suboptimal conditions in trans Himalaya region at high altitude, Def Life Sci J, 2, 1, pp. 37-45, (2017)
  • [4] Devi S, Sharma P, Rana A, Pal J, Kumari A., Diversity and PGP potential of actinomycetes associated with the rhizosphere of Arnebia euchroma (Ratanjot): A critically endangered medicinal plant of Himachal Pradesh (India), J Environ Biol, 42, pp. 964-972, (2021)
  • [5] Verma RK, Tewari VP., Some important medicinal plants of cold desert regions of district Kinnaur of Himachal Pradesh state in India: Their uses and chemical ingredients, J Plant Chem Ecophysiol, 1, pp. 1-9, (2016)
  • [6] Butola JS, Badola HK., Threatened Himalayan medicinal plants and their conservation in Himachal Pra-desh, J Trop Med, 9, pp. 125-142, (2008)
  • [7] Devi S, Kaundal K., Assessment of culturable micro-bial diversity associated with Arnebia euchroma: A critically endangered plant growing in trans Himalayas of Himachal Pradesh, India, Int J Curr Microbiol Appl Sci, 6, 9, pp. 2953-2968, (2017)
  • [8] Kosger HH, Ozturk M, Sokmen A, Bulut E, Ay S., Wound healing effects of arnebia densiflora root extracts on rat palatal mucosa, Eur J Dent, 3, 2, pp. 96-99, (2009)
  • [9] Singh KN, La LB, Chand G, Todaria NP., Ecological features and conservation of Arnebia euchroma. A critically endangered medicinal plant in Western Himalaya, Int J Conserv Sci, 3, 3, pp. 189-198, (2012)
  • [10] Singh H, Chauhan R, Raina R., Population structure, ecological features and associated species of Arnebia euchroma, J Pharmacogn Phytochem, 6, 4, pp. 2005-2007, (2017)
123456