Pharmacognosy Reviews Vol 1, Issue 2, Jul-Dec, 2007 Butea monosperma *a Department of Pharmacology, Rani Chennamma College of Pharmacy, Belgaum-590 010, Karnataka, India. [email protected] bDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Degree College of Pharmacy, Sawarde, Chiplun, Maharashtra, India. [email protected] Author for correspondence*: [email protected] Butea monosperma Butea monosperma, Butea monosperma . palas kusum schleichera trijuga Butea monosperma Fig. 1 Butea monosperma (Lam.) Kuntze
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Fig. 2. Butea monosperma (Lam.) Kuntze (A) – Flowers, (B) – Leaves Phytochemistry Table. 1 Taxonomy, Geographical distribution and Ayurvedic description. Plant Kuntze Taxonomical classification (40) Kingdom Plantae, Plants. Phylum Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Fabales Family Fabaceae Tribe Phaseoleae Genus Butea Synonyms Butea braamania DC; Butea frondosa Roxb; Butea frondosa Willd; Butea frondosa Willd. var. lutea (Witt.)Maheshw; Plaso monosperma (Lam.) Kuntze; Plaso monosperma (Lam.) Kuntze var. flava Kuntze; Plaso monosperma (Lam.) Kuntze var. rubra Kuntze. Geographical distribution (40) Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Java, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam. India: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Dadra-Nagar-Haveli, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhaya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal. Parts used (3) Flowers, seeds, fruits, leaves, gum and bark are used. Ayurvedic description (3) Sanskrit: Palasa. Common general properties rasa–katu, tikta, kasaya; guna-laghu, snigdha; veerya-ushana; vipak-katu . Action and uses Kapha vat samak, kaoha pitta samak, lakhan, soth har, badana sthapan, dipan, grahi, anuloman, dah prasaman, rat stambham, rakt sodhan, veersya, rasayan.
HO OH HO O OH OH
O Glu O Glu O O Monospermoside Isomonospermoside (Ref. No. 11) (Ref. No. 11)
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O
CH3(CH2)15 O O O NCH(COOH)CH2Ph
O Palasonin Lactone-n-heneicosanoic acid-δ-lactone (Ref. No.11 ) (Ref. No. 11)
O OH
O
H2N NH HO OH COOCH3 OH Allophanic acid (Methyl ester) Gallic acid (Ref. No. 9) (Ref. No. 13)
Jalaric ester I OOC(CH2)7Z(CH2)6OH OHC COOH R = OH, Z = CH = CH Jalaric ester II
R = OH, Z = (CHOH)2 CH R Laccijalaric ester III 2 R = H, Z = CH = CH H Laccijalaric ester IV Ref No. (11) R = H, Z = (CHOH)2 Flowers:
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Gum: Butea frondosa Roxb Roots: Stem bark: Butea monosperma Seeds: Krimi Roga Krimi Roga Sushruta samhita Rudaradigana, Musakadigana, Amabasatadigana and Nyagrodhabigana dealing with different disorders Leaves: Medoroga, Striroga, Prameha Kapha and Pittanasak Krimighna Sushruta samhita Netraroga Krimi Roga .
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