@article{Dr Agatrao Shivaji Aoughade_Dr Dattatray Katkar_Dr Supriya Deshmukh_2023, title={Pharmacognostic & Phyto-chemical study of Kushmand fruit (Benincasa hispida Linn.)}, volume={7}, url={https://ayurline.in/index.php/ayurline/article/view/728}, abstractNote={<p>          <em>Kushmand</em> (fruit of <em>Benincasa hispida</em> Linn.) is one of the easily available medicine mentioned as Antiepileptic in Ayurvedic literature. Pharmacognostic and phytochemical studies of <em>Kushmand</em> <em>fruit</em> has not been done yet, hence this study was undertaken to find out pharmacognostic nature and phytoconstitute of <em>Kushmand</em> <em>fruit</em>. Phytochemical study showed presence of carbohydrates, Steroides, alkoloides. protiens,  starch present in swarasa but absent the tannins. carbohydrates, Steroides, alkoloides  starch present in aqueous extract but absent the tannins and proteins. Carbohydrates, alkoloides and protein in alcohol extract but absent the Steroids , tanninas and starch. Pentose sugars (Bials orchinal Test) absent in all samples. In TLC, the Rf values of  0.02,0.03,0.06  were recorded for Aqueous extract and 0.05,0.19,0.37 for Alcoholic extract. In HTLC, the Rf values of Phyto-constituents present in Aqueous extract are 0.11, 0.14, 0.61, 0.73, 0.81 while the Rf of Phyto- constituents present in Alcoholic extracts are: 0.14, 0.74@ 254 nm. Rf values of Phyto-constituents present in Aqueous extract are 0.04, 0.09:   while the Rf of Phyto-constituents present in Alcoholic extracts are: 0.04, 0.07, 0.09, 0.77 @ 366 nm. Rf values of Phyto-constituents present in Aqueous extract are 0.05,0.09,0.28,0.31,0.39,0.64,0.90; while the Rf of Phyto-constituents presen in Alcoholic extracts are: 0.04,0.07,0.14,0.31,0.38,0.45,0.54,0.71,0.80,0.90 @ 580 nm. after derivatization.</p>}, number={01}, journal={Ayurline: International Journal of Research in Indian Medicine}, author={Dr Agatrao Shivaji Aoughade and Dr Dattatray Katkar and Dr Supriya Deshmukh}, year={2023}, month={Feb.} }