Bergenia ligulata

Bergenia ligulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Saxifragaceae
Genus:	Bergenia
Species:	B. ligulata
Binomial name
	Bergenia ligulata; (Wall.) Engl.

Bergenia ligulata (Paashaanbhed, Prashanbheda, and other spellings in Ayurveda traditional Indian medicine) is a plant belonging to the family Saxifragaceae and the genus Bergenia. It is plant is sometimes treated as a form of Bergenia ciliata. It is mostly found in temperate regions of the Himalayas from Kashmir to Bhutan and in the Khasi Hills at 1,500 m (4,900 ft) elevation.

Chemical constituents

Bergenia ligulata contains a phenolic compound bergenin,^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] and afzelechin, a type of flavan-3-ol.^[5]

References

^ Umashankar D.C.; Chawla A.S.; Deepak M.; Singh D. & Handa S.S. (1999). "High pressure liquid chromatographic determination of bergenin and (+) -afzelechin from different parts of Paashaanbhed (Bergenia ligulata yeo)". Phytochemical Analysis. 10: 44–47. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1565(199901/02)10:1<44::AID-PCA424>3.0.CO;2-4.
^ Bahl C.P.; Murari R.; Parthasarathy M.R. & Seshadri T.R. (1974). Indian J. Chem. 12: 1038. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Jain M.K. & Gupta R. (1962). Indian Chem. Soc. 39: 559. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Dhalwal, K; Shinde, V.M.; Biradar, Y.S.; Mahadik, K.R. (2008). "Simultaneous quantification of bergenin, catechin, and gallic acid from Bergenia ciliata and Bergenia ligulata by using thin-layer chromatography". Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 21 (6): 496. doi:10.1016/j.jfca.2008.02.008.
^ Reddy, Umashankar D Chandra; Chawla, Amrik S; Deepak, Mundkinajeddu; Singh, Deepa; Handa, Sukhdev S (1999). "High pressure liquid chromatographic determination of bergenin and (+) -afzelechin from different parts of Paashaanbhed (Bergenia ligulata yeo)". Phytochemical Analysis. 10: 44–47. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1565(199901/02)10:1<44::AID-PCA424>3.0.CO;2-4.

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[1] Umashankar D.C.; Chawla A.S.; Deepak M.; Singh D. & Handa S.S. (1999). "High pressure liquid chromatographic determination of bergenin and (+) -afzelechin from different parts of Paashaanbhed (Bergenia ligulata yeo)". Phytochemical Analysis. 10: 44–47. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1565(199901/02)10:1<44::AID-PCA424>3.0.CO;2-4.

[2] Bahl C.P.; Murari R.; Parthasarathy M.R. & Seshadri T.R. (1974). Indian J. Chem. 12: 1038. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[3] Jain M.K. & Gupta R. (1962). Indian Chem. Soc. 39: 559. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[4] Dhalwal, K; Shinde, V.M.; Biradar, Y.S.; Mahadik, K.R. (2008). "Simultaneous quantification of bergenin, catechin, and gallic acid from Bergenia ciliata and Bergenia ligulata by using thin-layer chromatography". Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 21 (6): 496. doi:10.1016/j.jfca.2008.02.008.

[5] Reddy, Umashankar D Chandra; Chawla, Amrik S; Deepak, Mundkinajeddu; Singh, Deepa; Handa, Sukhdev S (1999). "High pressure liquid chromatographic determination of bergenin and (+) -afzelechin from different parts of Paashaanbhed (Bergenia ligulata yeo)". Phytochemical Analysis. 10: 44–47. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1565(199901/02)10:1<44::AID-PCA424>3.0.CO;2-4.

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