Journal of Medicinal Plants and Studies

 

Volume 2, Issue 4

 

Pharmacognostic study and phytochemical screening of leaf of Adhatoda vasica (Acanthaceae)


Author(s): Santosh Kumar Singh, Jay Ram Patel, Prashant Kumar Dubey, Arvind Dangi

Abstract: Adhatoda vasica  commonly known as vasaka or also known as Roosh near to rural place Papaura, District Rewa (M.P.) India. In the pharmacognostic study of vasaka (leafs) was carried out the some major pharmacognostic study includes macroscopy, microscopy, phytochemical screening, highest values were found with the extraction of water and ethanol, phytochemical screening were confirmed by the presence of Tannins, Alkaloids, Saponins, Steroids, Flavonoids, Glycosides, Carbohydrates.

Fig: Microscopic Characters: T.S. of Adhatoda vasica leaf

Fig: Microscopic Characters: T.S. of Adhatoda vasica leaf

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