关键词:
Canavalia
virosa
Canavalia
ensiformis
Kozhi
Avarai
phamacognosy
HPTLC
fi
nger
print
profi
le
摘要:
Canavalia virosa (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. syn. C. ensiformis (Linn.) DC. var. virosa (Roxb.) Baker. belongs to the family Papilionaceae. It is known as Kozhi Avarai in Tamil and used in the Siddha System of Medicine. In the present study, the morphology of the plant, exo and endomorphic characteristics, powder analysis, preliminary phytochemical analysis, physicochemical analysis, TLC photo documentation and HPTLC finger print of leaf are investigated. The findings revealed that the occurrence of prism of calcium oxalate crystals, paired foliar epidermal cells with solitary styloid crystals, non-glandular uniseriate and glandular club shaped trichomes and paracytic stomata are diagnostic characters which would help in the identifi cation of the drug. TLC photo documentation showed ten spots in UV 254 and 366 nm, HPTLC fi nger print profi les of the chloroform extract showed thirteen peaks out of which 4 are major peaks.