Abstract

PHARMACOGNOSTIC, PHYTOCHEMICAL, PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND DETAIL MICROSCOPICAL EVALUATION OF CAPPARIS ZEYLANICA LINN. LEAVES

Seema Yuvraj Mendhekar*, Sonali Ganpat Padekar, Shubhangi Haribhau Date, S. L. Jadhav and D. D. Gaikwad

Abstract

Capparis Zeylanica Linn. Commonly known as Indian caper is an important medicinal plant. The present study attempt to evaluate the Pharmacognostic, phytochemical, physicochemical and detail microscopical evaluation parameters of Capparis zeylanica Linn. leaves belong to family Caparadaceae is a climbing shrub found in through out India. The plant is used in folk medicine to treat rheumatism, abdominal ulcers and hernia, swelling, itching, hepatitis, liver tonic, insect poisoning and anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antioxidant, antipyretic and antimicrobial. But there is less work reported on Capparis zeylanica Linn. leaves. Physicochemical parameters, preliminary characterization and phytochemical analysis were carried out. There finding will be useful to words establishing quality control parameters for the standardization of the plant material.

Keywords: Capparis zeylanica Linn., Phytochemical screening,