Pharmacognostical and Preliminary Phytochemical Studies on Moringa olifera Leaves

Moringa oleifera is commonly known as drumstick. Traditionally it is uses as an antitumor, asthma, antibiotic, analgesic and free radical scavenging agents. There was no report on leaf part of plant and hence the present investigation deals with anatomical, microscopical, powder microscopy, determination of leaf constant, phytochemical parameters and extractive values. Phytochemical studies showed the presence of alkaloids, glycosides, fixed oil, flavonoids, proteins and steroids.