Anti-inflammatory activity of root bark and stem bark of Shyonaka

Krunal Doshi; R Ilanchezhian; Rabinarayan Acharya; B R Patel; B Ravishankar

doi:10.4103/0975-9476.104434

Anti-inflammatory activity of root bark and stem bark of Shyonaka

J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2012 Oct;3(4):194-7. doi: 10.4103/0975-9476.104434.

Authors

Krunal Doshi¹, R Ilanchezhian, Rabinarayan Acharya, B R Patel, B Ravishankar

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicinal Plant, Institute for Postgraduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India.

Abstract

Background: Shyonaka (Oroxylum indicum Vent.; Bignoniaceae) root bark is one of the ingredients of dashamoola (a group of 10 roots), and is used for its anti-inflammatory and analgesic action in a number of compound formulations in Ayurveda.

Aim: Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (API) recommends using the stem bark instead of root bark.

Material and methods: An attempt has been made to study the anti-inflammatory activity of both root bark and stem bark kashaya (decoction) experimentally.

Conclusion: Results showed significant anti-inflammatory activity of root bark and stem bark decoction.

Keywords: Anti-inflammatory; Ayurveda; Oroxylum indicum; dashamoola; shyonaka.