Abstract

TISSUE CULTURE AND BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES IN DATURA INOXIA MILL.

Sarika Sangekar* and Narayan Pandhure

ABSTRACT

Datura inoxia (Family- Solanaceae) is non-traditional medicinal plant. Datura inoxia has many medicinal properties like anodyne, antispasmodic, hallucinogenic, hypnotic and narcotic etc. Datura inoxia used in the treatment of insanity, fevers with catarrh, diarrhoea, scabies, piles, ulcers, colds, asthma, Cardiac disorders, Impotency, Antispasmodic, Malaria, Baldness and skin diseases. The plant contains several alkaloids, the most active of which is scopolamine. It is also useful in respiratory ailments, rheumatism, elephantiasis, insanity, ear ache and eye diseases. During the present investigations efforts have been made to establish protocol for in vitro propagation and biochemical screening of this important medicinal plant.

Keywords: Datura inoxia Mill, In vitro studies, Phytochemistry.