Abstract: Flemingia strobilifera W.Ation is a very useful medicinal plant. The present study deals with the pharmacognostical and preliminary phytochemical study of stem including HPTLC following standard procedures. Stem of the Flemingia strobilifera W.Ation is collected, authentified and used for the study. Stem of Flemingia strobilifera W.Ation can be identified with multilayered cork with tannin content, penta to multiseriated medullary rays, blunted trichome, simple starch grain, tannin, calcium oxalate, 3-5 layered pericyclic fibre with tannin. Powder microscopy of the stem shows rhomboidal crystal, simple and compound starch grains, fragment of simple Trichome. Cork cell in surface view with tannin content is found. Purity test shows loss on drying (7.351% w/w), total ash (0.8% w/w), alcohol soluble extractive (3.375% w/w) and Water-soluble extractive values (3.343% w/w). Preliminary analysis revealed the presence of carbohydrates, saponins, glycosides, steroids and tannin. HPTLC study of alkaloid showed the presence of five and four spots in short and long UV respectively. The information generated by this study provides relevant Pharmacognostical and Preliminary Physico-chemical data needed for proper identification and authentication of stem of Flemingia strobilifera W.Ation.
Keywords: Fabaceae, Ayurveda, Flemingia strobilifera, Trichome.
Title: PHARMACOGNOSTICAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF STEM OF FLEMINGIA STROBILIFERA W.ATION
Author: Dr. Shreedevi, Vd. B.R. Patel, V J Shukla, Harisha CR
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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