Pharmacognostic investigation of the fresh leaves used for anatomical sections of Elaeocarpus blascoi Weibel was carried out to determine its macroand microscopical characters. Externally, the leaves possess Leaves simple, alternate, spiral, clustered at twig ends; stipules caducous; canaliculate, sparsely adpressed hairy; elliptic-ovate, apex acute to shortly acuminate with blunt tip, base rou...

Crataeva tapia Linn. ssp. odora (Jacob.) Almeida, a traditional medicinal plant, which is valued for its benefits in the management of urinary and inflammatory disorders. Leaves are externally rubefacient and used in rheumatism; internally they are given as febrifuge and tonic. The leaves also act as anti-periodic. The current study was therefore carried out to provide requisite pharmacognostic...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the pharmacognostic characters of an important medicinal plant, Holoptelea integrifolia (H. integrifolia) Roxb. METHODS The pharmacognostic studies were carried out in terms of organoleptic, microscopic, macroscopic and fluorescence analysis. RESULTS The characteristic microscopic features of leaves were observed as trichomes, multicellular trichomes, xylem cells, phlo...

background and objectives: heracleum persicum aerial parts have been used in iranian folk medicine for their therapeutic activities and as a spice and flavoring agent in iranian foods and pickles. the present research was conducted to evaluate the pharmacognostic profile of h. persicum which will be useful in standardization for quality, purity, and sample identification. methods: for quality c...

The present study deals with the pharmacognostic studies on the leaves of Melilotus indica. The drug shows the presence of tannins, Xanthoprotein, starch, cystine, sterols, triterpenoids, reducing sugars, saponins and alkaloids.

Clerodendrum inerme belonging to family Verbenacae is an important traditional medicinal plant used in the treatment of various ailments like antibacterial, hepatoprotective, anticarcinogenic, uterine and intestine stimulating properties. However, detailed scientific information is not available to identify the plant material, in order to ascertain its quality and purity. In this paper, we repo...

Medicinal plants have been used from ancient time for the treatment and well-being of human beings. Evolvulus alsinoides Linn. is also extensively as traditional medicine in various culture. often prostrate, slender wiry with long hairs. The plant common tropical sub-tropical regions world. metabolites are considered to be effective treating many ailments. Various dosage forms a wide array extr...

Various pharmacognostic parameters including macroscopy, microscopy, chemomicroscopy and behaviour of powdered drug on treatment with different chemical reagents were studied on the leaves of Bauhinia purpurea Linn. (Family Caesalpinaceae). Phytochemical screening of the plant part with various solvents revealed the presence of phenolic compounds, tannins, flavonoids, phytosterols, saponins and...

Alpinia galanga Linn. (Willd) is an important raw drug used in large quantities in various indigenous formulations. In this paper the major diagnostic characters and the qualitative chemical and physical tests responsible for the pharmacognostic identity of the rhizomes have been reported.