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Pharmacognostical and Preliminary Phytochemical Investigation of Leucas cephalotes (Roth) Spreng
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UPLOADED BY-ADMIN, SAILOR GIRISH, GHANSHYAM PARMAR, ASHVIN V.D., N.R.SETH, A.K.SETH
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Leucas cephalotes rainy season weed and has been traditionally used as mild stimulant, diaphoretic
and used in fever and liver disorder. The present study was carried out to investigate morphological, microscopical,
physicochemical and phytochemical screening of whole plant. Morphological studies of
leaves, stem, root, flower and seed showed the presence of various diagnostic characters. In the microscopical
studies, leaves showed the presence of vascular bundle, sessile glandular trichomes, palisade and
anomocytic stomata. Prismatic calcium oxalate, pericycle, bicollateral vascular bundle with non distinct
cambium was found in stem. Secondary xylem was abundant in root. Ash value, extractive value, foreign
organic matter and moisture content was determined for quality standard of drugs. The powdered drugs
were defatted with petroleum ether and successively extract with different polarity solvent. Phytochemical
investigation shows the presence of flavanoids, phenol, phytosterol and tannins. The result of the
study could be useful for identification and preparation of monograph of the plant.
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Leucas cephalotes, Phytochemical screening, Pharmacognostic
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