Research Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

K. Venkata Ramana ¹, M. Himaja Trivedi ¹, P. Rama Krishna Reddy ², T. L. Kalyani ¹, K. Haritha Reddy ³

Affiliations
1 A.S.N. Pharmacy College, Burripalem Road, Tenali, Guntur (Dist), Andhra Pradesh, IN
2 Arvindaksha Educational Society’s Group of Institutions, Balemla, Suryapet, Nalgonda (Dist), Andhra Pradesh, IN
3 Sree Vidyanikethan College of Pharmacy, A. Rangam Peta, Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh-517102, IN

Abstract

Ficus nervosa Heyne ex Roth is a medium sized evergreen tree belongs to Moraceae family. It occurs in streams in valleys of deciduous forests. Morphological and microscopical examination of Ficus nervosa leaf was carried out using the reported methods in standard texts. Physical constants of crude drugs like loss on drying, ash values and extractive values were determined. Leaf constants like stomatal number, stomatal index, pallisade ratio, vein islet numbers and vein termination numbers were also determined to establish the standards.

Keywords

Ficus nervosa, Macroscopy, Microscopy, Stomata, Vein Termination, Ash Value, Extractive Value.

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