HINGUPATRI (Leaf)
Hingupatri consists of dried leaf of Ferula jmschkeana Vatke (Fam. Apiacem), a perennial herb, producing a bunch of radical leaves around the base of the flowering axis and distributed in north-western Himalayas, on dry sunny slopes between 2000 and 3900 m; abundant in Kashmir, Ladakh and Lahaul & Spiti in Himachal Pradesh.
SYNONYMS
Sanskrit : Hinguparni, Hingupatrika, Baspika
Assamese : —
Bengali : Hing, Desaj Hing
English : —
Gujrati : Hing, Hingro, Hinglavadharni, Hingupatri
Hindi : Hingupatri
Kannada : Doddahingina Balli
Kashmiri : —
Malayalam : Kayam, Penungayam, Perungkayam
Marathi : Hing Patree
Oriya : Hengu
Punjabi : Hinge, Hing
Tamil : Inguva, Perungayam
Telugu : Hingo Patramu
Urdu : —
DESCRIPTION
a) Macroscopic
Leaf upto 50 cm long, green, both radical and cauline, cauline are alternately arranged on the axis, 2 or 3 lobed, pubescent when young, petiole of cauline leaves broadly sheathing, decurrent, lobe oblong, upto 10 cm long, margin of the lobes distinctly serrate; odour, nil; taste, slightly spicy.
b) Microscopic
T.S. of cauline leaf shows midrib prominent below, isobilateral with a single layer each of upper and lower epidermis of slightly thick walled cells and somewhat drum shaped in nature; anomocytic stomata present on both surfaces; simple unicellular trichomes present only on the lower epidermis; lamina wavy in outline with ridges and grooves, each groove containing a patch of collenchymatous cells below epidermis; secretory canals present below the collenchymatous patches, lined by 8 to 10 parenchymatous cells; two layers of palisade cells present on both surfaces, spongy tissue composed of somewhat elongated cells; vascular bundles collateral with xylem above and phloem below; stomatal index 13 to 17;palisade ratio of 5 to 7 and vein-islet number 2 or 3.
Powder – Yellowish green; shows under microscope, epidermis with anomocytic stomata, epidermal cells with unicellular trichomes, palisade cells, numerous isolated trichomes and vessels with spiral thickenings.
IDENTITY, PURITY AND STRENGTH
Foreign matter Not more than 2 per cent, Appendix 2.2.2.
Total Ash Not more than 13.0 per cent, Appendix 2.2.3.
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 1.10 per cent, Appendix 2.2.4.
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 10 per cent, Appendix 2.2.6.
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 30 per cent, Appendix 2.2.7.
T.L.C.
T.L.C. of the methanolic extract on precoated silica gel G plate using methanol : chloroform (40: 60); shows under UV (365 nm) three fluorescent zones at Rf. 0.52 (blue fluorescence), 0.39 (quinching brownish-purple) and 0.12 (blue fluorescence). On expossure to iodine vapour three zones appeared as brown colour spots. On spraying with 2% vanillin sulfuric acid reagent shows three spots at Rf. 0.52 (Pink), 0.39 (cream coloured) and 0.12 (brownish with blue tinge).
PROPERTIES AND ACTION
Rasa : Katu, Tikta
Guna : Tiksna
Virya : Usna
Vipaka : Katu
Karma : Hrdya, Pacana, Vatakaphahara, Rucikara
IMPORTANT FORMULATIONS – Kumaryasava
THERAPEUTIC USES – Arsa, Bastisula, Hrdroga, Krmi, Pliharoga, Unmada, Vibandha, Garbhni, Gulmaroga, Apasnara
DOSE – 3-6 g.
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