Abstract

EVALUATION OF PHARMACOGNOSTICAL END POINTS AND PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF VITEX NEGUNDO (SINDHUWAR) AND CORDIA DICHOTOMA (SLESHMATAKA)- A RESEARCH ARTICLE

Dr. Anamika Tuli*, Dr. Bhawana Mittal, Dr. Ramesh Chandra Tiwari and Gaurav Sharma

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Abstract

Ayurveda is a ‘SCIENCE OF LIFE’ pointed out concept of positive health means metabolically well balanced human-beings. Its eternality is related to its preventive aspects and treatment principles described to treat illness. Numerous new diseases are emerging with new titles. Introduction: In the recent time, the Traditional System of Medicine is giving competitive aspect to the Modern medicine as it’s having fewer side effects. Material and Methods: The present investigation is aimed to evaluate the pharmacognostical parameters and Phytochemical screening to find out the bioactive compounds present in Vitex negundo belonging to family Lamiaceae and Cordia dichotoma belonging to family Boraginaceae. Discussion: The study of the selected plant consisted of checking for drug contamination and investigating the various phytochemicals present in the extract at a preliminary level using the aqueous and ethanolic extract. The following study will provide detailed reference.

Keywords: Vitex negundo, Cordia dichotoma, pharmacognostical, Phytochemical, Sindhuwar, Sleshmataka.