Pharmacognostical characterisation of Kakamachi (Solanum nigrum Linn) whole plant

Abstract

Pharmacognostical studies play an important role in the identification of the genuine plant of various Ayurvedic raw drugs. Adulteration/substitution exists for many ayurvedic raw drugs due to the non-availability of genuine herbs in required quantities and controversy in the selection of source plants. Solanum nigrum is an important herb. Present paper deals with the standardization of the whole plant by studying the micro-morphological, anatomical, physicochemical characters and chemical comparison by HPTLC studies.