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...

In Ayurveda, the ripe fruit of Averrhoa carambola L. (commonly known as “Kamarakh”) is considered as digestible, tonic strengthening, for bleeding piles and causing biliousness. The dried fruit is also used in fever; it is cooling and possesses antiscorbutic properties. It is considered as one of the best Indian cooling medicines. An attempt has been made to highlight this medicinal fruit throu...

Alstonia scholaris R. Br. (Apocynaceae) is popularly known as “Saptaparni” or “Devil’s tree”, which is used in the traditional systems of medicine. The leaf is considered one of the important plant organs for the treatment of various disorders such as Beriberi disease, congestion of liver, in ulcer, dropsy, and stomachic pains. The current study has therefore been carried out to provide requisi...

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.

Trianthema decandra Linn. (Fam ficoidaceae) Commonly known a "Vellai sharunai'on Tamil and Punaranavi in Sanskrit the roots are used in hepatitis, asthma and suppression of menses the genuine and tree commercial samples of the root of R. Decandra in have been compared pharmacognostically for the first time in the present investigation all the pharmacognostic findings reveal adulteration in the ...

The J. curcas is considered as a biofuel plant, but the leaves are traditionally used as an antiinflammatory and anticoagulant. In present investigation, the detailed pharmacognostic study of J. curcas leaf is carried out to lay down the standards which could be useful in future experimental studies. The study includes macroscopy, microscopy, preliminary phytochemical screening and physicochemi...