PHARMACOGNOSTICAL PROFILE OF PAEDERIA FOETIDA LINN. LEAVES
AbstractThe leaves of Paederia foetida Linn. (P. foetida) are commonly known as skunk vine or Chinese fever vine, are used for various ailments medicinally throughout Asia and other tropical parts of the world by traditional healers. The plant is mainly used for arthritis and rheumatic disorders. The whole plant shows tonic, astringent and antiphlogistic actions and has been used in tenesmus. This present work presents a detailed pharmacognostical study of the leaf of the crude drug P. foetida. The samples were studied using procedures of light, confocal microscopy, WHO recommended physico-chemical determinations and authentic phytochemical procedures. The physico-chemical, morphological and histological parameters presented in this study may be proposed as parameters to establish the authenticity of P. foetida and may possibly help to differentiate the drug from its adulterants
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2075-2081
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English
IJPSR
Sandeep Shetti , Dinesh Kumar Chellappan*, Indra Prakash Sharma and Anandarajagopal Kalusalingam
M. Pharm., Ph.D., Lecturer, Department of Life Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, International Medical University, No. 126, Jalan Jalil Perkasa 19, Bukit Jalil 57000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
29 February, 2012
24 April, 2012
24 June, 2012
http://dx.doi.org/10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.3(7).2075-81
01 July 2012
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