PRELIMINARY PHARMACOGNOSTIC AND PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF CRINUM ASIATICUM AND PEDALIUM MUREX
P. Vishnu Priya* and Dr. A. Srinivasa Rao
ABSTRACT
Pharmacognostic studies mainly helps in plant identification and it lays
the standard parameters which not only help but also prevents
adulterations. Pharmacognostic studies will help in authentication of
the medicinal plants and ensures in reproducible quality of plant
products which lead to efficacy and safety of plant material. So, an
attempt was made to study pharmacognostic parameters and
phytochemical screening of Crinum asiaticum and Pedalium murex.
The pharmacognostic parameters mainly include macroscopical,
powder microscopy, quantitative leaf microscopy (stomatal number,
stomatal index, vein – islet number and vein termination number and
palisade ratio), physiochemical parameters (total ash, water soluble
ash, acid insoluble ash, water soluble extractive value, acetone soluble
extractive value and alcohol soluble extractive value), fluorescent
analysis and phytochemical screening of ethanol, acetone and aqueous
extracts of Crinium asiticum and Pedalium murex.
Keywords: Crinum asiaticum, Pedalium murex, ethanol, acetone and aqueous.
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