A Comparative Physicochemical and Phytochemical studies of Kashaya’s (Aqueous extract) Prepared from Leaves, Roots and Stem Barks of Bruhatpanchamoola (A Group of Five Perennial Plants)

Author(s): Ajit Lingayat, M. B. Patil and B. Shreenivasa Prasad

Abstract: Bruhatpanchmoola is a ayurvedic formulation of five perennial plants roots i.e. Bilva {Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr.}, Gambhari (Gmelina arborea(L).), Agnimanth (Clerodendrum phlomoidis L.f.), Shyonaka {Oroxylum indicum (L.) Vent.} and Patla {Stereospermum suaveolens(Roxb.) DC.}. Bruhatpanchmoola is also known as Mahatpanchmoola.2 Extensive usages of Bruhatpanchmoola plants single or in formulation led to scarcity of the plants, amongst them Shyonaka {Oroxylum indicum(L.) Vent.} and Patla {Stereospermum suaveolens (Roxb.) DC.} Listed under endangered plants4,5. Bruhat panchmoola taken in Kashaya form (Aqueous Extract). The study reveals that roots of Bruhatpanchmoola can be substituted by stem bark or leaves.

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