Some quality standards for Dronapushpi Panchanga (Leucas aspera Spreng) Powder

Background: Dronapushpi (Leucas aspera Spreng) of Lamiaceae is found as a weed throughout the country. It described in various Nighantus. To maintain effectiveness crude drugs, standardisation and proper identification plant very important. Fresh juice efficacious malarial fever, collyrium prepared from used jaundice, decoction herb to ulcer wash liquid, also applied externally poisonous insect bites useful worm infestation, inflammation, bronchitis, asthma cough. In this study panchanga (whole plant) was studied systematically evaluate its quality standards. Methods: Macro-microscopic features, physico-chemical phytochemical investigation were performed per Pharmacopoeial procedures. Results: The pharmacognostic revealed macroscopic characters, physicochemical constants nature Donapushpi. extracts which screened for phytochemicals showed presence constituents like coumarin, flavonoids, carbohydrates, phenols tannin both ethanolic aqueous extracts. HPTLC profile developed fingerprint Conclusion: Results present L. will help validation drug.