PHARMACOGNOSTIC AND PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF ZIZYPHUS JUJUBA LAM. LEAVES
Anbarasi Balakrishnan*1, Brindha Pamaiah3, Senthil Kumar Natesan2
1*Research Scholar ,Sastra University,Tanjore.Tamilnadu
2Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, JKK Muniraja Medical Research Foundation, College of Pharmacy, Komarapalayam-638 183, Namakkal Dist, Tamilnadu.
ABSTRACT
The leaves part of the Zizyphus jujuba Lam. was evaluated for their
pharmacognostic and phytochemical studies. Pharmacognostic
evaluation including examination of microscopical characters and
determination of leaf constants (stomata frequency, stomatal index,
palisade ratio, vein islets, vein termination number) were done for
determining the authenticity of drug. The preliminary phytochemical
study including the extractive values, active constituents identification,
TLC solvent determination etc. The observations from this report
suggest that the Ethno-medicinal values of Zizyphus jujuba Lam which
could be commercially exploited by the pharmaceutical industry for
natural remedies of the various diseases.
Keywords: Zizyphus jujuba, Phytochemical evaluation, TLC studies, Pharmacognostic profile.
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