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Pharmacognosy- Carminatives and GI regulators part II
1. CHAPTER – V CARMINATIVES AND GI REGULATORS
M.NITHYA B.PHARM, LECTURER, ECOP. 1
CARMINATIVES AND GI REGULATORS
Drug name Synonyms Biological Source Family Chemical
Constituents
Uses
Black Pepper
Alkaloids
&
Volatile oil
Pepper
Piper nigrum
Maricha
Pepper is the dried
unripe fruit of
perennial climbing
vine Piper nigrum
Piperaceae Piperine(Alkaloid)
Piperidine
Resin
Starch
1. Aromatic
2. Carminative
3. Stimulant
4. Stomachic
2. CHAPTER – V CARMINATIVES AND GI REGULATORS
M.NITHYA B.PHARM, LECTURER, ECOP. 2
Drug name Synonyms Biological Source Family Chemical Constituents Uses
Asafoetida
Resin
Gum
Volatile oil
Devil’s dung Asafoetida is the oleo-
gum resin obtained by
incision from the
Rhizomes and roots of
Ferula foetida
Umbelliferae 1. Asaresinotannol
2. Ferulic acid + Hcl
Umbellic acid
Losses water
Umbelliferone
3. Oleo-gum resin
1. Carminative
2. Nervine Stimulant
3. Intestinal
Flatulence
4. Flavouring agent
5. Veterinary
medicine
3. CHAPTER – V CARMINATIVES AND GI REGULATORS
M.NITHYA B.PHARM, LECTURER, ECOP. 3
Drug name Synonyms Biological Source Family Chemical Constituents Uses
Nutmeg
Volatile oil
Fixed oil
Myristica Nutmeg consists of dried
kernels seeds of
Myristica fragrans
Myristicaceae Myristicin
Saffrole
Elimicin
Palmitic acid
Oleic acid
Lauric acid
Protein
Starch
1. Aromatic
2. Stimulant
3. Carminative
4. Flavouring
agent
5. Treatment of
Rheumatism
4. CHAPTER – V CARMINATIVES AND GI REGULATORS
M.NITHYA B.PHARM, LECTURER, ECOP. 4
Drug name Synonyms Biological Source Family Chemical
Constituents
Uses
Cinnamon
Volatile oil
&
Tannins
Ceylon cinnamon It consists of the dried
inner bark of the
shoots of coppiced
trees of Cinnamomum
zeylanicum
Lauraceae Cinnamaldehyde
Eugenol
Benzaldehyde
Cuminaldehyde
1. Carminative
2. Stomachic
3. Mild astringent
4. Flavouring agent
5. Stimulant
6. Aromatic
7. Antiseptic
8. Dentrifices