01786nas a2200193 4500008004100000245009700041210006900138260001200207300001000219490000600229520120300235653002701438653001801465653002301483100001501506700001901521700001401540856003801554 2015 eng d00aPharmacognostic Evaluation of Indigenous Medicinal Plant Kedrostis foetidissima (Jacq.) Cogn0 aPharmacognostic Evaluation of Indigenous Medicinal Plant Kedrost c01/2015 a52-570 v73 a

Introduction: Ingeneral, members of Cucurbitaceae are well exploited for their medicinal, economic and culinary values, however few of them are less exploited. The present study deals with pharamcognostical evaluation of one such plant namely Kedrostis foetidissima (Jacq.) Cogn.called as Appakovai in Tamil. Methods: Pharmacognostic evaluations were carried out by organoleptic evaluation, anatomical studies and powder microscopy of leaves, roots and root tubers. Results: Organoleptic evaluation revealed that the characteristic white tubers, as storage organs, leaves exhibited a foetidodour when crushed. Anatomy of leaves showed lithocysts and anomocytic stomata, root showed the presence of fissured periderm and cleaved vascular bundles and that of root tubers showed 3 or 4 exarch xylem. Powder microscopy of root tubers showed narrow and wide fibers; long, narrow and drum shaped vessels and scattered sclereids. Conclusion: The present Pharmacognostic and Powder microscopic studiesreveals that, the characteristic features of this plantparts resembles, the other members of cucurbitaceae.

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