Pharmacognosy (carminative drugs)

1. Presentations by : Rajput Nisha
Branch : D .pharm
Year : 2020-2021
Carminative Drugs

2. CARMINATIVE
Definition :
These are soothing Medicaments act by reveling pain in the stomach
and intestine and Expel gas from GI tract by Peristalsis.
Examples : •Ajowan
•Cardamom •Cinnamon
•Nutmeg •Coriander
•Ginger •Asafoetida
•Clove •Black pepper
•Funnel

3. Synonym : Bishop’s weed, Trachyspermum Copticum
B.S : Dried ripe fruit of the plant Trachyspermum Ammi
Family : Umbelliferae
Geographical Distribution : Native to Egypt , cultivated in
Iraq , Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.
Cultivation and collection : Cultivated as rabbi crop in oct/nov
and harvesting done in feb/mar (yields 300-350Kg
fruits/hectare .
C.C : 2-5 % volatile oil , thymol, pcymene, terpinene, pinene,
dipentenes ,21% fat, 17% proteins , 25% carbohydrates.

4. Uses :
 Antispasmodic, stimulant,
carminative. Also used in sore
throat and bronchitis.
 Ajowan oli is used as antiseptic,
antifungal and insectiside. Also
used in deodorant in mouth
washes, toothpaste and Favouring
agent in disinfectant soaps.
Ajowan

5. Synonym : Cardamom seed/fruits
B.S : It is Dried ripeg fruit of Elettaria Cardamomum .
Family : Zingideraceae
Geographical Distribution : Native to SL , Malaysia,
Myanmar . Cultivated in india ( musore, kurg District)
C.C : 2-8% Volatile Cineole, Borneol, Terpinene, fixed oil ,
starch and proteins.
Uses : • Stimulant ,flavouring agent and Carminatives.
• It is used in spice.Antioxidant and diuretic
properties may Lower Blood Pressure.

6. • It is used as an expectorant,
mild bronch dilator and
stimulant of respiratory centre.
• It is used in the form of
compound tincture

7. Synonym : fennel fruits, fructus foeniculum, saunf.
B.s : fennel consist of Dried ripe fruit of the plant known as
foeniculum vulgare, miller
Family : Umbelliferae
Geographical Distribution : It is indigenous to
mediterranean Countries and largely cultivated in
rumsnia, Russia, Germany, France, india and Japan.
In India it is cultivated in Gujarat, Maharashtra,
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.
Organolaptic Characters :
Colour - Green to yellowish-brown.

8. Odour – sweet aromati
Taste – strongly aromatic and
mucilaginous.
Size – 5 to 10×2 to 4 mm.
Shape – straight or slightly curved.
C.C : It consist of 3 to 7% of volatile oil. 20%
protein and fixed oil, ketone, fenchone,
phenolic, ether, anethole, phellandrene,
limonene, methyl chavicol, anisic aldehyde etc.
 Uses : It is used as carminative, aromatic,
stimulant and also as expectorant,
pharmaceutically It is used as a flavouring
agent.

9. Synonym : Gum Asafoetida, devil’s dung , Hing
B.S : It is oleo-gum resin obtained by making incision from
rhizomes and root of ferula foetida.
Family : Umbelliferae
Geographical Distribution : Native to central asia-persia,
Afghanistan, India.
Collection : plant is collected after 4-5 years, Dried and
packed in suitable container
C.C : resin 40-50% , gum 20-25%, volatile oil 4-20%,
Umbelliferaone, di’ & tri sulphides, pinene oil of

10. of Asafoetida obtained from oleo-
gum resin by stem distillation.
 Uses : Carminatives, nervine
tonic, flavouring agent , intestinal
antiseptic also used in veterinary
medicine .