Abstract

PHARMACOGNOSTICAL STANDARDIZATION, ANTIMICROBIAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF DENDROPHTHOE FALCATA (L.F) ETTINGSH (LORANTHACEAE) GROWING ON THE HOST PLANT AZADIRACHTA INDICA. (MEALIACEAE).

A. Kathayi and N. Nagarajan*

Abstract

The Present Study is designed to study the Pharmacognostical, Preliminary phytochemical and Antimicrobial Studies of Dendrophthoe Falcatas (L.f) Ettingsh (Loranthaceae) on the host plant Azadirachta indica (mealiaceae) Pharmacognostical Studies involved the anatomical sections and powder analysis of leaf, Physicochemical Studies Such as extractive values ash values and fluorescent analysis were performed. The five solvent extract were studied the chloroform, Alcohol and water extract preliminary phytochemical studies revealed the presence of carbohydrates, Alkaloids and saponins. These finding will be useful towards establishing standards on Identification, purity, quality and classification of the plant which is gaining relevance in the plant drug Research. The five solvent extract of the leaves prepared by soxhlet method of hot extraction was subjected. It was concluded that the antimicrobial activity due to the presence of carbohydrates alkaloids and saponins which are rich in Dentrophthoe falcata which grows Azadirahta indica plant which is rich in carbohydrates, alkaloids and saponins.

Keywords: Dentrophthoe falcate, Azadirachta indica, Physicochemicals, Fluorescent analysis.