Abstract

PHARMACOGNOSTIC AND PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF SOLANUM VIRGINIANUM L.

Sunil V. Modak*

ABSTRACT

Solanum virginianum L. is a common herbaceous procumbent plant occurs on wastelands. All parts of the plant were used in ayurvedic medicine to relive hypertensive effect, to inhibit persistent fall in blood pressure and bronchi-constriction. The plant is also used in the treatment of ailments like constipation, stomachache, chest pain cough and asthma, dropsy and urine disorders. In the present investigation the pharmacognostic studies were carried out for the evaluation of drugs and to detect adulteration. The plant was also analyzed for its preliminary screening of phytocehmicals. Quantitative and qualitative measures were also established. The results of the study could be useful to provide requisite pharmacognostic details of the plant which may be useful in setting diagnostic indices for the identification and preparation of monograph of the plant.

Keywords: Solanum virginianum, Pharmacognostic study, physicochemical analysis.