Vegetos
(An International Journal of Plant Research & Biotechnology)
Foliar characterization of salparni – a remarkable medicinal plant
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Research Articles | Published: 25 October, 2023
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Keywords:
n Pleurolobus gangeticusn , n Desmodium gangeticumn , Anatomy, Leaf, Petiole, Homoeopathy
Abstract
Pleurolobus gangeticus (L.) J. St.-Hil. ex H. Ohashi & K. Ohashi syn. Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC. a perennial erect herbaceous plant, belonging to the family Fabaceae, sub-family Papilionoideae. This plant has significant medicinal properties in traditional as well as complementary systems of medicine. In Ayurveda, this plant is used for antiemetic, digestive, tonic, febrifuge, anticatarrhal, and inflammatory properties. In Homeopathy, plant-based medicine is mainly used for fever, headache, meningitis, cough, diarrhoea, dysentery, biliousness, vomiting, piles, bronchitis, asthma, intestinal parasites, arthritis, rheumatism and post-delivery disorders, etc. P. gangeticus is a remarkable herbal plant due to the presence of several chemical constituents and its multitargeted mode of action. This study aims to establish the peculiar parameters of P. gangeticus through macroscopic, microscopic and powder studies of the leaf and petiole. Leaf anatomy and biostatistical parameters showed that plants have two types of stomata, i.e. paracytic and normocytic. It consists of three types of trichomes viz. non-glandular trichomes were long, unicellular, warty with a pointed end; small, uniseriate trichomes had blunt end; and glandular trichomes were capitate with small, unicellular base and multicellular head. Prismatic crystals were especially present in the vein region. Petiole also has a few peculiar parameters: the presence of ridges, furrows, two lateral projections on the ventral side, epidermal cell papillae and a few prismatic crystals of 10.5 × 11.0–15.3 × 11.5 µm size. Petiole sections showed that large bundles were lying below the ridges, and smaller ones were below the furrows. This study showed that both macroscopical and microscopical investigations of the raw material are necessary for standardization and correct identification. It is essential to establish the specification of the medicinal raw material for the proper recognition of authentic plant material for the manufacturers and further research.
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Acknowledgements
Authors are grateful to the Director General, Central Council for Research in homeopathy, New Delhi, for the facilities provided and encouragement. The authors are also grateful to the Officer-in-Charge, DDPRCRIH, Noida, for the facilities and encouragement and the Officer-in-Charge, CMPRH, Ooty, for providing authentic raw plant drugs.
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Pharmacognosy Laboratory, Drug Standardization, DDPR Central Research Institute for Homoeopathy, Noida, India
satishpatel05nov@gmail.com
Pharmacognosy Laboratory, Drug Standardization, DDPR Central Research Institute for Homoeopathy, Noida, India
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Pharmacognosy Laboratory, Drug Standardization, DDPR Central Research Institute for Homoeopathy, Noida, India
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Drug Standardization Section, Central Council for Research Institute in Homoeopathy, New Delhi, India
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