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Uses as home remedy:
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In meno and metrorrhagea, its bark powder 1 gm should be
taken along with Mishri (a type of sugar).
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In oedema and inflammation, its paste should be applied at
the same.
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In gingivitis and bleeding through gums, its decoction
should be kept in mouth (Gandush) and its paste along with
Rasanjana and Nagarmotha also should be pasted at the
same.
Recent
studies
1: Nat Prod Res. 2005 Jul;19 (5):509-15. Lipoxygenase
inhibiting ethyl substituted glycoside from Symplocos
racemosa. Abbasi MA, Ahmad VU, Zubair M, Nawaz SA, Lodhi MA,
Farooq U, Choudhary MI. HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry,
International Center for Chemical Sciences University of
Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan. atrabbasi@yahoo.com
Phytochemical investigation of Symplocos racemosa resulted
in the isolation of a new ethyl substituted glycoside,
1-ethyl brachiose-3'-acetate (1) along with four known
compounds ketochaulmoogric acid (2), nonaeicosanol (3),
triacontyl palmitate (4) and methyl triacontanoate (5). The
substitution of ethyl group on 1 was natural because during
the course of extraction and purification ethanol was not
used. The structural elucidation of the isolated compounds
was based primarily on 1D- and 2D-NMR analysis, including
COSY, HMQC, and HMBC correlations. The glycoside 1 and
triacontyl palmitate (4) displayed the inhibitory potential
against lipoxygenase and urease enzyme, respectively. PMID:
15938197 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
2: Int J Low Extrem Wounds. 2003 Mar;2(1):25-39. Plant
medicines of Indian origin for wound healing activity: a
review. Biswas TK, Mukherjee B. Department of Sharira Kriya,
J. B. Roy State Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital.
Research on wound healing drugs is a developing area in
modern biomedical sciences. Scientists who are trying to
develop newer drugs from natural resources are looking
toward the Ayurveda, the Indian traditional system of
medicine. Several drugs of plant, mineral, and animal origin
are described in the Ayurveda for their wound healing
properties under the term Vranaropaka. Most of these drugs
are derived from plant origin. Some of these plants have
been screened scientifically for the evaluation of their
wound healing activity in different pharmacological models
and patients, but the potential of most remains unexplored.
In a few cases, active chemical constituents were
identified. Some Ayurvedic medicinal plants, namely, Ficus
bengalensis, Cynodon dactylon, Symplocos racemosa, Rubia
cordifolia, Pterocarpus santalinus, Ficus racemosa,
Glycyrrhiza glabra, Berberis aristata, Curcuma longa,
Centella asiatica, Euphorbia nerifolia, and Aloe vera, were
found to be effective in experimental models. This paper
presents a limited review of plants used in Ayurvedic
medicine. PMID: 15866825 [PubMed]
3: J Ethnopharmacol. 2004 Sep;94(1):197-200. Effect of
Symplocos racemosa Roxb. on gonadotropin release in immature
female rats and ovarian histology. Bhutani KK, Jadhav AN,
Kalia V. Department of Natural Product, NIPER, Sect. 67,
Phase X, SAS Nagar (Mohali) Near Chandigarh, Punjab 160062,
India. kkbhutani@usa.net
In the present study we are reporting in vivo effect of
aqueous extracts of Symplocos racemosa Roxb. (Fam.
Symplocaceae) on serum FSH and LH levels in immature female
Sprague-Dawley rats under basal conditions. Symplocos
racemosa is used in Indian System of Medicine (ISM) for
various female disorders. Aqueous extract on oral
administration significantly stimulated serum FSH level (P <
0.016) along with the rise in serum LH level (P < 0.001).
Moreover, histopathological studies revealed enhanced
folliculogenesis, presence of mature follicles and detached
oocytes, which are result of increased FSH and LH levels.
Further, an increase in the ovary weight of treated animals
was found due to observed FSH surge. These results are in
concordance with the traditional use of the drug for female
disorders. PMID: 15261983 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
4: Phytochemistry. 2003 May;63(2):217-20. Phenolic
glycosides from Symplocos racemosa: natural inhibitors of
phosphodiesterase I. Ahmad VU, Abbasi MA, Hussain H, Akhtar
MN, Farooq U, Fatima N, Choudhary MI. H.E.J. Research
Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical
Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
vuahmad@cyber.net.pk
One new phenolic glycoside named benzoylsalireposide (1)
along with one known phenolic glycoside named salireposide
(2) have been isolated from Symplocos racemosa. Four other
known compounds i.e. beta-amyrin (3), oleonolic acid (4),
beta-sitosterol (5) and beta-sitosterol glycoside (6) were
also isolated from this plant. The structure elucidation of
the isolated compounds was based primarily on 1D- and 2D-NMR
analysis, including COSY, HMQC, and HMBC correlations. The
compound 1 and 2 showed inhibitory activity against snake
venom phosphodiesterase I. PMID: 12711144 [PubMed - indexed
for MEDLINE]
5: Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 1964 Jul;8(3):181-8.
Preliminary phytochemical and pharmacological study of
Symplocos racemosa (Roxb.). Mishra SS, Bapat SK, Tewari JP.
PMID: 5831718 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Summary:
Symplocos racemosa is used in Indian System of Medicine
(ISM) for various female disorders. Recent studies show that
the Lodhra has powerful antidiarrhoeal properties. It is
safely effective in wound healing. It is also proved to cure
bleeding piles, leucorrhoea, metrorrhagea and menorrhagea.
The standard doses are well tolerated. |
