PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF CASSIA ANGUSTIFOLIA BARK

A. S. Dongarwar; N.H. Indurwade; T. P. Nimbekar; Pallavi Sonwane; Shubham Selokar

Volume : IX, Issue : I, January - 2020

PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF CASSIA ANGUSTIFOLIA BARK

A. S. Dongarwar, N. H. Indurwade, T. P. Nimbekar, Pallavi Sonwane, Shubham Selokar

Abstract :

Cassia angustifolia vahl. (Leguminosae), commonly known as ‘ Senna‘ or "sonamukhi"is employed in various indigenous system of medicine against several disease and almost every part of the plant has diverse medicinal properties. The bark and stem are used as an anti-inflammatory and antipyretics and treat skin diseases and abdominal troubles. According to the Ayurveda it has a property of reducing " kapha" and "vatta" .The current communication provide a detailed account of pharmacognostical investigation carried out on the bark of Cassia angustifolia. The study includes macro and microscopical details physiochemical studies florescence study of the bark powder, TLC and HPTLC fingerprint. The study reveal that bark of samples procured from the different places have similar morphological and physiochemical values. These observations are supported by TLC profile.