Pharmacognostic evaluation of stem and leaf of Cicer arietinum Linn.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the pharmacognostic characters of an important medicinal plant Cicer arietinum Linn. Methods: The present paper highlights the morphological and histological characters of stem and leaf of Cicer arietinum including ash values, extractive values, fluorescence analysis and preliminary phytochemical screening of the stem and leaf of Cicer arietinum. Result: The characteristics microscopic features of leaves were observed as trichomes, xylem cells, phloem cells, spongy parenchyma and palisade cells. The characteristics microscopic features of stem were observed as cuticle, epidermis, cortex, phloem fibre, phloem parenchyma, covering trichomes, medullary rays, xylem and pith. The morphological features of leaves and stem of Cicer arietinum shows its shape, size, colors etc. The other pharmacognostical parameters were also shows a significant and identical result. Conclusions: This paper may help us proposed parameters to establish the authenticity of Cicer arietinum and can possibly help to differentiate the drug from its other species.