Abstract

OPTIMIZATION OF MORPHOLOGICAL STUDIES ON MALVASTRUM COROMANDELIANUM (LINN) GARCKE IN DIFFERENT SELECTED SITES OF REWA, MADHYA PRADESH

*Dr. Rajshree Pandey

Abstract

The medicinal plants might provide a useful source of new oral hypoglycemic compounds for development of pharmaceutical entities or as a dietary adjunct to existing therapies. In the present study Malvastrum coromandelianum (Linn) Garcke is selected for morphological studies. It is a member of the family malvaceae. Local name of this species is Bariara. Malvastrum coromandelianum (Linn) Garcke is a common weed of gardens, cultivated fields and waste lands. For the study of morphology, the plants have been collected from all the four study sites of Rewa, viz. Kothi compound campus, civil Lines, Agriculture College Campus and Kuthaliya (Bicchia). Malvastrum coromandelianum is also used in traditional medicine as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antidysenteric plant.

Keywords: Malvastrum coromandelianum , medicinal plant, malvaceae, malva etc.