Morphoanatomical and physicochemical standardization of Casuarina equisetifolia L. stem bark
Objective: The present work was carried out to perform the morphoanatomical and physicochemical evaluation of Casuarina equisetifolia L. stem bark. Method: The pharmacognostic studies were carried out in terms of organoleptic, macroscopic, microscopic, fluorescence analysis and physicochemical param...
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| description | Objective: The present work was carried out to perform the morphoanatomical and physicochemical evaluation of Casuarina equisetifolia L. stem bark.
Method: The pharmacognostic studies were carried out in terms of organoleptic, macroscopic, microscopic, fluorescence analysis and physicochemical parameters.
Results: The bark consists of channelled, curved, slightly quilled, usually 0.2–0.8 cm thick, lenticellate pieces with outer surface ash-grey to greyish-brown and internal surface light yellow to deep dirty brown coloured having no odour and astringent taste. The main microscopic characteristics of the bark include phellem (2–5 or more layers of cork), phellogen (3–5 layered) followed by 12–18 layered phelloderm. Other important microscopic components observed include phloem parenchyma, phloem fibre and stone cells. Stem bark powder showed thick walled oval to polygonal cork cells, hexagonal phelloderm cells, rectangular thin walled cortex cells, thick walled elongated phloem fibres, lignified stone cells and rhomboidal crystals of calcium oxalate. Further, physicochemical analysis of the bark power showed loss on drying, total ash, water soluble ash, acid insoluble ash and sulphated ash as 2.3, 5.0, 1.6, 0.7 and 5.7% w/w respectively. The alcohol and water soluble extractives values of the stem bark were 17.10 and 11.0% w/w respectively.
Conclusion: Various pharmacognostic characters observed in this study helps in botanical identification and standardization of C. equisetifolia L. in crude form. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe445e7157354307b2bd5a4489d0268f2022-12-21T19:56:10ZengSpringerOpenBeni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences2314-85352014-03-0131323610.1016/j.bjbas.2014.02.004Morphoanatomical and physicochemical standardization of Casuarina equisetifolia L. stem barkDinesh Kumar0Ajay Kumar1Om Prakash2Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra 136119, IndiaInstitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra 136119, IndiaManav Bharti University, Solan, H.P., IndiaObjective: The present work was carried out to perform the morphoanatomical and physicochemical evaluation of Casuarina equisetifolia L. stem bark. Method: The pharmacognostic studies were carried out in terms of organoleptic, macroscopic, microscopic, fluorescence analysis and physicochemical parameters. Results: The bark consists of channelled, curved, slightly quilled, usually 0.2–0.8 cm thick, lenticellate pieces with outer surface ash-grey to greyish-brown and internal surface light yellow to deep dirty brown coloured having no odour and astringent taste. The main microscopic characteristics of the bark include phellem (2–5 or more layers of cork), phellogen (3–5 layered) followed by 12–18 layered phelloderm. Other important microscopic components observed include phloem parenchyma, phloem fibre and stone cells. Stem bark powder showed thick walled oval to polygonal cork cells, hexagonal phelloderm cells, rectangular thin walled cortex cells, thick walled elongated phloem fibres, lignified stone cells and rhomboidal crystals of calcium oxalate. Further, physicochemical analysis of the bark power showed loss on drying, total ash, water soluble ash, acid insoluble ash and sulphated ash as 2.3, 5.0, 1.6, 0.7 and 5.7% w/w respectively. The alcohol and water soluble extractives values of the stem bark were 17.10 and 11.0% w/w respectively. Conclusion: Various pharmacognostic characters observed in this study helps in botanical identification and standardization of C. equisetifolia L. in crude form.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2314853514000092Casuarina equisetifoliaMorphoanatomicalPhysicochemical analysisStandardization |
| spellingShingle | Dinesh Kumar Ajay Kumar Om Prakash Morphoanatomical and physicochemical standardization of Casuarina equisetifolia L. stem bark Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Casuarina equisetifolia Morphoanatomical Physicochemical analysis Standardization |
| title | Morphoanatomical and physicochemical standardization of Casuarina equisetifolia L. stem bark |
| title_full | Morphoanatomical and physicochemical standardization of Casuarina equisetifolia L. stem bark |
| title_fullStr | Morphoanatomical and physicochemical standardization of Casuarina equisetifolia L. stem bark |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morphoanatomical and physicochemical standardization of Casuarina equisetifolia L. stem bark |
| title_short | Morphoanatomical and physicochemical standardization of Casuarina equisetifolia L. stem bark |
| title_sort | morphoanatomical and physicochemical standardization of casuarina equisetifolia l stem bark |
| topic | Casuarina equisetifolia Morphoanatomical Physicochemical analysis Standardization |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2314853514000092 |
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