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Pharmacognostic Profile of Averrhoa bilimbi Linn. Leaves


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1 Department of Botany, St. Thomas College, Thrissur, Kerala, India
2 Department of Botany, St. Mary’s College, Thrissur, Kerala, India
 

Averrhoa bilimbi belongs to the family Oxalidaceae. There are many reports on various aspects of fruits of bilimbi, however no work have been carried out on its leaves. So here is an attempt to congregate the phytochemical and pharmacognostical information on the leaves of Averrhoa bilimbi. Different methods such as analysing macroscopic and microscopic characters, flourescence analysis, physicochemical parameters and preliminary phytochemical screening were used in the study. Ash values of drug give an idea of earthy matter or the inorganic composition and other impurities present. The ash values obtained are within the standards of WHO for crude drug and the presence of several primary and secondary metabolites were identified. The result obtained in the study can be used for the correct identification of the plant.

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Averrhoa bilimbi, Pharmacognostic Studies, Phytochemical Analysis, Fluorescence Analysis.
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Alisha Valsan
Department of Botany, St. Thomas College, Thrissur, Kerala, India
K. Regi Raphael
Department of Botany, St. Mary’s College, Thrissur, Kerala, India

Abstract


Averrhoa bilimbi belongs to the family Oxalidaceae. There are many reports on various aspects of fruits of bilimbi, however no work have been carried out on its leaves. So here is an attempt to congregate the phytochemical and pharmacognostical information on the leaves of Averrhoa bilimbi. Different methods such as analysing macroscopic and microscopic characters, flourescence analysis, physicochemical parameters and preliminary phytochemical screening were used in the study. Ash values of drug give an idea of earthy matter or the inorganic composition and other impurities present. The ash values obtained are within the standards of WHO for crude drug and the presence of several primary and secondary metabolites were identified. The result obtained in the study can be used for the correct identification of the plant.

Keywords


Averrhoa bilimbi, Pharmacognostic Studies, Phytochemical Analysis, Fluorescence Analysis.

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