kumari :

Phytochemistry:
- Amino Acids - Provides 20 of the 22 required amino
acids and 7 of the 8 essential ones. - Basic building blocks of proteins in
the body and muscle tissues
- Enzymes - Anthranol,barbaloin, chrysophanic acid,
ethereal oil, ester of cinnamonic acid, isobarbaloin, resistannol - Antifungal & antiviral activity but
toxic at high concentrations
- Anthraquinones - Provides aloe emodin, aloe tic acid,
alovin, Anthracine. - Analgesic,
Antibacterial
- Steroids - Cholesterol, lupeol, camp sterol,
sistosterol - Anti-inflammatory agents, lupeol has
anticancer, antiseptic and analgesic Properties.
- Hormones - Auxins and gibberellins - Wound healing and anti-inflammatory
- Salicylic Acid - Aspirin like compounds - Analgesic
- Saponins - Glycosides - Cleansing & antiseptic
- Minerals - Calcium,chromium,copper, iron,
manganese, potassium, sodium and zinc - Essential for good health
- Sugars - Monosaccharide’s:Glucose and Fructose
Polysaccharides: Glucomannans/polymnnose
- Vitamins - A, B, C, E, choline, B12, folic acid - Antioxidant (A,C,E),neutralizes free
radicals
PHARMACOLOGY:
important formulationsKumaryasava
kumari vati
chintamani rasa
raja pravartini vadi
mukta panchamrit rasa
karutha gulika
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