Abstract

EVALUATION OF PHARMACOGNOSTIC, PHYSICOCHEMICAL STUDIES AND HEAVY METAL ANALYSIS OF MEDICINAL PLANT SOLANUM ERIANTHUM D. DON

J.Sirajudeen * and J.Muneer Ahamath

ABSTRACT

Solanum erianthum is a species of night shade belonging to the family Solanaceae, native to North America and Northern South America. Commonly known as ‘Potato tree’, a fast growing evergreen shrub has considerable pharmacological applications. In recent years there has been rapid increase in the standardization of selected medicinal plant of potential therapeutic significance. Despite the modern techniques, identification of plant drug by Pharmacognostic study is more reliable. By looking the high traditional use of the plant Solanum erianthum, the present investigation was undertaken for research with the purpose of drawing the pharmacopoeial standards for this species. The present study deals with pharmacognostical parameters for the leaves of Solanum erianthum which mainly consists physico-chemical constants and heavy metal analysis. This information will be of used for further pharmacological and therapeutically evaluation of the species and will assist in standardization for quality, purity and sample identification.

Keywords: Solanum erianthum, Pharmacognostic study, Fluorescence analysis, Heavy metal analysis.