02082nas a2200217 4500008004100000245011200041210006900153260001200222300001000234490000600244520143700250653001901687653001101706653001801717653002001735653001501755653001001770100002501780700002001805856003901825 2016 eng d00aPharmacognostic Evaluation on Seeds of Madhuca longifolia (Koen.) Macbr. Var. latifolia (Roxb.) A. Cheval0 aPharmacognostic Evaluation on Seeds of Madhuca longifolia Koen M c09/2015 a37-410 v83 a

Introduction: Mahuwa i.e., Madhuca longifolia (Koen.) Macbr. Var. latifolia (Roxb) A. Cheval  belongs to family Sapotaceae. The local people and aboriginals use the oil extracted from the seeds for cooking purposes. The powdered seed has several therapeutic uses too. Recently seed oil is used as biodiesel. Although seeds and oil are in use; deliberate attempt to study them has lacked. Methods: Pharmacognosy can be the first step in deciding the status of a plant organ as a crude medicine. Hence comprehensive Pharmacognosy of Mahuwa seed was carried out by macroscopy, microscopy, histochemistry, powder study, proximate analysis and preliminary phytochemical studies. Results: The present study provides the microscopic diagnostic characters such as presence of sclerides, oil ducts, crystals etc in seed. Physicochemical studies revealed total ash (0.65%), acid insoluble ash (0.5%), water soluble ash (5.95%), alcohol soluble extractive (23.04%) water soluble extractive (17.76%) and chloroform extractive (12.3%). Histochemistry and Preliminary phytochemical screening revealed the presence of saponnins, terpenoids, anthraquinone glycoside, cardiac glycoside etc. Conclusion: These studies will help in establishing the  pharmacopeial standards for the said drug.

10aHistochemistry10aMahuwa10aPharmacognosy10aPhytochemistry.10aSapotaceae10aSeeds1 aGopalkrishnan, Bindu1 aRingmichon, CL. uhttps://www.phcogj.com/article/103