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http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/15568| Title: | Pharmacognostical studies of Cleome viscosa Linn. |
| Authors: | Gupta, Prakash Chandra Rao, Ch V |
| Keywords: | Cleome viscosa;Dog mustard;Microscopy;Pharmacognosy;Physicochemical |
| Issue Date: | Dec-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl. (2011.01) - A61K 36/00 |
| Abstract: | Cleome viscosa Linn. (Family: Capparaceae) is an annual, sticky herb and commonly known as wild or dog mustard. It has various ethnomedicinal values as various traditional communities find diverse medicinal properties. This work aimed to study the macro- and microscopical, physicochemical, phytochemical and fluorescence analysis of different parts of the C. viscosa. Macro- and microscopical studies showed the presence of palmately compound leaf with 3-5 leaflets, obovate to lanceolate, glandular and simple covering trichomes and anomocytic arrangement of stomata. Sclerenchmatous caped vascular bundle in petiole, arc shaped pericyclic fibres in stem and distinct uni to biseriate medullary rays of root are some of the diagnostic features noted from anatomical study of the plant. Powder microscopy revealed the presence of fibres, spiral and pitted vessels, trichomes and calcium oxalate crystal. Total ash of leaf was about two times higher than root and about four times higher than seed. The fluorescent analysis under day light and UV light by treatment with different chemical reagents showed different colour. Phytochemical evaluation revealed the presence of triterpenoids, saponins, tannins, flavonoids and steroids. |
| Page(s): | 527-534 |
| ISSN: | 0976-0512 (Online); 0976-0504 (Print) |
| Appears in Collections: | IJNPR Vol.3(4) [December 2012] |
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