Abstract

PHARMACOGNOSTIC STUDIES OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF CRATEVA MAGNA (LOUR .) DC

S.R.Radha* and B.Vijayakumari

Department of Botany , Avinahilingam University, Coimbatore- 43. India.

ABSTRACT

The importance of natural flora is well known by the scientific community. The medicinal plant gifted by nature have by explored by the humans to find out their respective values in the medicinal field. Times to time there have been report regarding the medicinal plants having huge possibilities for use . In the above article a similar kind of plant have been described , which have been reported for many medicinal uses. The plant Crateva magna is a potent medicinal plant in the Indian systems of medicine. Traditionally used for inflammation, fever, arthritis, bronchitis, urinary calculi and cough. Various parts of the plant has been used in traditional medicine such as stem and bark. The present study was aimed at pharmacognostic evaluation of different parts ( Leaf, Stem and Bark) of C.magna.

Keywords: Crateva magna , Pharmacology , Urinary calculi.