Ethnobotanical Leaflets
10: 121-128.
Pollen
Pictorial of some Medicinal Plants from
MUHAMMAD ZAFAR, MUSHTAQ
AHMAD, MIR AJAB KHAN
Department
of Plant Sciences,
Department
of Organic Chemistry,
Issued
ABSTRACT
In
present account an effort was made to identify some important medicinal plants
with particular emphasis to their pollen pictorial. In total
of 7 species including Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Schult., Calotropis procera (Willd.) R. Br. I. c., Periploca
aphylla Dcne., Eremostachys vicaryi Benth. ex Hook. f., In Jacq., Salvia moorcroftiana Wall.
ex Bth. Pongamia
pinnata (L.)
INTRODUCTION
Geographically,
Long standing research on medicinal plants of Pakistan in
the last fifty years points to a rich resource base, spread over a wide range
of ecological zones, with estimates of numbers of plant species having
medicinal properties varying from 3200 species (FAO, 1987) at the upper end of
the spectrum to 1,000 at the lower end (Ahmad, 1996). Of these species
approximately 500 are known for their active constituents from research
conducted in
In present study an account was made to study pollen of
some important Medicinal plant species in order to make pictorial for both pollen
and whole plant for correct identification in future studies.
METHODOLOGY
Study was conducted during March 2005 to February 2006 in
Herbarium of Quaid-i-Azam University
Table
1. Taxonomic Perspective of Selected
Medicinal Plants.
S # |
Botanical Name |
English Name |
Local Name |
Family |
Flowering period |
Habit |
Disease treated |
01 |
Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Schult. |
Snow Bush |
Chiti Bui |
Amaranthaceae |
January-October |
Herb |
Kidney stone,
inflammation |
02 |
Calotropis procera (Willd.) R. Br. I. c. |
|
Akk |
Asclepiadaceae |
Throughout the year |
Spreading shrub |
Gastritis, malaria,
cholera, asthma and skin diseases |
03 |
Periploca aphylla Dcne. In Jacq. |
Periploca |
Bata |
Asclepiadaceae |
April-July |
Shrub |
Skin diseases, ulcer,
constipation |
04 |
Eremostachys vicaryi Benth. ex Hook. f |
Eremostachys |
Sufaidphulari |
Lamiaceae |
March-April |
Herb |
Skin diseases, antiseptic
and antimicrobial |
05 |
Salvia moorcroftiana Wall.
ex Bth. |
Wild sage |
Gahi Kund |
Lamiaceae |
February-May |
Herb |
Headache, fever, skin
diseases |
06 |
Pongamia pinnata (L.) |
Pongame |
Suckchain |
Fabaceae |
Throughout the year |
Tree |
Toothache and gum
diseases |
07 |
Viola stocksii Boiss. |
Blue violet |
Jangli Banifsha |
Violaceae |
March-April |
Herb |
Sexual Tonic |
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plants of
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Plants in
• FAQ, 1987.
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Medicinal plants of
Plate 1 A-B. Aerva javanica, A, Polar view, B.
(1000x)
Plate 2. A-B. Calotropis procera, A, Polar view, B.
(40x).
Plate 3 A-B. Periploca aphylla, A, Polar view, B. (200x)
Plate 4 A-B. Eremostachys vicaryi, A,
Polar view, B. (1000x).
Plate 5 A-B. Salvia moorcroftiana, A,
Polar view, B. (1000x)
Plate 6 A-C. Pongamia pinnata, A, Polar view, B., Equatorial view, C. (1000x).
Plate 7 A-C: Viola stocksii A, Polar view, B., Equatorial view, C. (1000x).