Ashish Suttee , Siddhant Rana, Geeta Kaura, Saurabh Sharma, Mandeep Singh, Anupum Sharma and Disha Arora
Keywords: Caesalpinia bonduc, Caesalpiniaceae, pharmacognosy, phytochemistry, standardization
Abstract: The present paper deals with the detailed pharmacognostic evaluation of the crude drug, Caesalpinia bonduc. Morphoanatomy of the leaves of C. bonduc was studied with the aim to aid pharmacognostic and taxonomic species identification using light and confocal microscopy, WHO recommended physico-chemical determinations and authentic phytochemical procedures. Different extracts were prepared using the soxhlation method and these were used for phytochemical analysis and to determine various pharmacognostic parameters. The various procedures were performed following the WHO guidelines. Various pharmacognostic parameters were reported following the WHO guidelines. The physico-chemical and morphological parameters presented in this paper may be proposed as parameters to establish the authenticity of C. bonduc and can possibly help to differentiate the drug from its other species.
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