Synonym- A. pindrow Spach.
A. webbiana Lindl. var. pindrow Brandis. Pinus pindrow Royle.
Family- Pinaceae.
Habitat - Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Tehri-Garhwal and other areas of northern India, at altitudes
of 2100–3600 m.
English- Pindrow-Fir, Silver-Fir, The West-Himalayan Low-Level Fir.
Ayurvedic- Taalisha (related sp.).
Folk- Badar, Morinda, Raisalla,
Ransla.
Action Uses similar to those of A.
webbiana.
Terpenoids, flavonoids, glycosides and steroids of the leaf were found to have mast cell stabilizing action in
rats. Terpenoids and flavonoids offered bronchoprotection against histamine challenge in guinea pigs. The
ulcer protective action of petroleum ether, benzene and chloroform fraction has been attributed to steroidal contents. Terephthalic acid demethyl ester (TADE), isolated from the leaf, exhibited protection against inflammation and bronchospasmin guinea pigs.Ethanolic extract of leaves showed significant anxiolytic effects on all the paradigms of anxiety, barbiturate hypnosis potentiation.
Pindrolactone, a lanostane-based triterpene lactone, isolated from the leaves, showed mild activity against Gram-positive bacteria but exhibited potent antibacterial activity against Gram-negative bacteria E. coli.
A. webbiana Lindl. var. pindrow Brandis. Pinus pindrow Royle.
Family- Pinaceae.
Habitat - Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Tehri-Garhwal and other areas of northern India, at altitudes
of 2100–3600 m.
English- Pindrow-Fir, Silver-Fir, The West-Himalayan Low-Level Fir.
Ayurvedic- Taalisha (related sp.).
Folk- Badar, Morinda, Raisalla,
Ransla.
Action Uses similar to those of A.
webbiana.
Terpenoids, flavonoids, glycosides and steroids of the leaf were found to have mast cell stabilizing action in
rats. Terpenoids and flavonoids offered bronchoprotection against histamine challenge in guinea pigs. The
ulcer protective action of petroleum ether, benzene and chloroform fraction has been attributed to steroidal contents. Terephthalic acid demethyl ester (TADE), isolated from the leaf, exhibited protection against inflammation and bronchospasmin guinea pigs.Ethanolic extract of leaves showed significant anxiolytic effects on all the paradigms of anxiety, barbiturate hypnosis potentiation.
Pindrolactone, a lanostane-based triterpene lactone, isolated from the leaves, showed mild activity against Gram-positive bacteria but exhibited potent antibacterial activity against Gram-negative bacteria E. coli.
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