PHARMACOGNOSTIC AND PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE STEM BARK OF BAUHINIA PURPUREA

Abstract

This paper presents a detailed pharmacognostical and physicochemical study of the stem bark of the plant Bauhinia purpurea L., Fabaceae, an important plant in Indian system of medicine. There were no pharmacognostical reports of the stem bark of this plant, particularly to determine the anatomical and other physicochemical standards required for its quality control. The stem bark were studied using light, confocal microscopy. The physicochemical, morphological and histological parameters carried out as per WHO guidelines of quality control methods for medicinal plant materials. The present study aims at developing a standardize profile of the stem bark of Bauhinia purpurea which would be of immense use to identify and establish the authenticity of the plant Bauhinia purpurea.