Abstract

PHYSICOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF CHANGERI [OXALIS CORNICULATA. LINN] WHOLE PLANT

Jadhao Kiran Narayan*, Landge Surekha T. and Minakshi Jadhao

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Abstract

Oxalis corniculata, Linn, Family- Oxalidaceae is an a common garden weed found throughout india. This plant species is well known for having potential in traditional medicine practices for the traeatment of variety of diseases like grahani, atisar, kushta, arsha, gudabransha. An establishment of pharmacognostical standard on identification, purity, quality and classification of herbal plant is required. Microscopic characteristics were observed under a light microscope. Physicochemical properties including loss on drying, total ash value, acid insoluble ash, water soluble and alcohol soluble extractive were determined. The microscopic characteristics show the single layered epidermis composed with rectangular cells, vascular bundles consisted few elements of xylem and phloem, unicellular covering trichomes, pith composed of parenchtmatous cells, round to oval starch grains. These findings will be useful towards establishing pharmacognostic standards o n identification, purity, quality and classification of the plant drug research.

Keywords: Changeri, Oxalis corniculata, Physicochemical investigation, Pharmacognostic standardization.