CHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF ESSENTIAL OIL OF POLYGONATUM VERTICILLATUM (LILIACEAE)

Abstract

Polygonatum Verticillatum (Liliaceae) is an erect glabrous natural herb growing at an altitude of 9000-12500 ft. of Kumaon Himalayan Mountains in Uttaranchal, India. The root stock of the plant is sweet, cooling, emollient, diuretic, aphrodisial, galactagogal, aspestising. The plant belongs to Astvag group medicinal Plants rhyzomes used is as an ingredient of Chyvanprash and an important Ayurvedic tonic