Pharmacognostical evaluation of Cuscuta reflexa Roxb

Abstract:

This paper gives the information about the pharmacognostical studies of Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. All the parameters were studied under the WHO and pharmacopoeial guidelines. Scientific parameters are not yet available to identify the exact plant material and to ascertain its quality and purity. The present investigation was therefore undertaken to determine the requisite pharmacognostical standards for evaluating the plant material. Various investigations like organoleptic or morphological characters, microscopic or anatomical studies, physicochemical evaluations, phytochemical screening, TLC finger print profiling and fluorescence analysis of powdered crude drug were carried out and the salient qualitative and quantitative parameters were reported. These studies provided referential information for correct identification and standardization of Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.