2025: Volume 6, Issue 1
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PDFExploring Morphological and Phytochemical Differences in Iris ensata (Sosan asmanjuni) and Market Varieties
Sajad Salim1, Suheena Khanday2,*, Mohd. Afsahul Kalam3, Aamir Yousuf4, Iqra Rifat5, Tariq Butt6
1Professor, Kashmir Tibbiya College, Shilwat, Jammu & Kashmir, India
2Research Officer (U), Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine, New Delhi, India
3Research Officer (U), Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Srinagar, J&K, India
4SRF (U), Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Srinagar, J&K, India
5JRF (pharmacovigilance), Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Srinagar, J&K, India
6Research Officer (Botany), Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Srinagar, India
*Corresponding author: Suheena Khanday, Research Officer (U), Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine, New Delhi, 110058, India, Tel: 7006219033, Email: [email protected]
Received Date: December 13, 2024
Publication Date: January 23, 2025
Citation: Salim S, et al. (2025). Exploring Morphological and Phytochemical Differences in Iris ensata (Sosan asmanjuni) and Market Varieties. Traditional Medicine. 6(1):32.
Copyright: Salim S, et al. © (2025).
ABSTRACT
Iris has taken its name from the Greek word meaning rainbow because of its colorful flowers. The genus Iris is widely distributed throughout the North Temperate Zone. There is considerable variation in their habitat, ranging from cold mountainous regions to meadow lands and riverbanks across Europe and Asia. In Kashmir, they are commonly found in alpine or sub-alpine regions, grasslands, graveyards, and stream banks. Most species with medicinal properties grow wild. Various species of iris found in Kashmir are Iris ensata Thunb, Iris hookeriana, Iris germinaca. Iris kashmiriana and Iris hookeriana grow wild throughout Kashmir and Ladakh. In Kashmir, the botanical source of Iris is derived from Iris ensata Thunb, while a different species available in the market is known as Irsa, which is used medicinally. This comparative study is aimed to have the detailed study of Pharmacognostical parameters along with physiochemical and Phytochemical study of the botanical source and market sample of Irsa.
Keywords: Iris ensata Thunb, Iris, Sosan asmanjuni, Irsa, Physiochemical, Phytochemical
