A research on the chemical constituent, characterization and remedial benefits of a native medicinal herb

Abstract

Medicinal plants have been used for thousands of years by people around the globe. From ancient times to the end of the nineteenth century, herbs have proven to be the major source of remedial therapies and treatments. Evidence has been collected for ages to reveal the good perspective of herbal plants utilized in numerous supportive, traditional, and different systems, with the ever-enlarging scrutiny of the present-day population with regard to legitimate results. is a predominant medicinal herb that is widely utilized for the cure of many ailments. The sample of was selected from the Uttarkashi Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, and then further identification was done by a designated authority from Dehradun, i.e., the Forest Research Institute (FRI), and steam distillation of fresh leaves was performed and oil extract was collected. The yield of essential oil from leaves was observed and a total of fifty constituents were recognized with the help of Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). The crucial oil also has antifungal and antibacterial properties against some infectious strains. The engrossing characteristics of the oil constitution were the existence of dictamnol in good amounts. In the current research assignment, plant samples were gathered from the hilly regions of Uttarkashi for oil extraction and identification of chemical constituents.