Original Articles: 2010 Vol: 2 Issue: 4
Pharmacognostical Investigation of Wrightia Arborea Leaf
Abstract
Present paper deals with the Pharmacognostical study of leaf and petiole of Wrightia arborea (Dennst) mabb., for its identification and to distinguish it from the co-existing weeds and adulterants with the help of its macroscopic and microscopic characters. From the Microscopical observation the paracytic stomata is present in lower epidermis and the same is absent in upper epidermis. Multicellular, uniseriate and unbranched trichomes were also observed.