Diversity of Plants yielding Unorganized Drugs From Nandgaon and Chandwad tehsils District Nashik (Maharashtra)

Abstract

The present paper deals with the diversity of some important plants yielding unorganized drugs (Gums and Resins) from Chandwad and Nandgaon tehsils of Nashik District Maharashtra State. Important Plants like Anogeissus latifolia, Boswellia serrata, Sterculia urens, & Commiphora wightti were reported during the study. Out of which, Commiphora wightti is a critically endangered plant recorded as new report to the flora of Nasik District. © 2019 iGlobal Research and Publishing Foundation. All rights reserved. Cite this article as: Madhukar, K.D.; Nathu, G.K. Diversity of plants yielding unorganized drugs from Nandgaon and Chandwad tehsils district Nashik (Maharashtra).. Indo Global J. Pharm. Sci., 2019; 9(2): 84-86. DOI: http://doi.org/10.35652/IGJPS.2019.9206 . Indo Global Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2019; 9(2): 84-86 85 Boswellia serrata Roxb.ex.Colebr.in Asiat.Res.9; 379, t.5. 1807; Bennet in Hook.f.Fl.Brit.India 1:528. 1875; Cooke .Fl.Pres .Bombay 1:210.1958 Family -Burseraceae Sallai Guggul Trees Endemic to India, up to 6 meters tall, occurring on dry hill slopes. Bark ash colored papery, young shoots pubescent, Leaves pinnately compound, alternately arranged, ovate – lanceolate ,with toothed margins ,Inflorescence of racemes ,flowers small creamy ,stamens 10 ,stigma trifid with short style .Fruits trigonous drupes. Flowering and fruiting – February –May Jambutke, Hatti, Mahadevdongar Occasional Medicinal uses – Antirheumatic, Used in treatment of polyarthritis, and remissions in inflammatory bowel diseases, Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s disease. Stomach complaints, Ulcers, Fever ,Jaundice, Piles ,Skin diseases. Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhandari in Bull .Bot Surv. India 6.327. & Fl. Indian Des.96, f.34.1978. Balsamodendron wightii Arn.in Ann.Nat.Hist.Soc.3; 86.1839 Family -Burseraceae