Pharmacognostic and preliminary phytochemical studies on the leaf extracts of cadabafruticosa(l.) Druce

Cadabafruticosa (L.) Druce. leaves were selected to screen pharmacognostic and phytochemical studies. Plant material was collected from forest areas in Coimbatore district, Tamilnadu, India. Cadabafruticosa (L.) Druceis a well-known medicinal plant, which has been valued in ancient system of medicine. The leaf extracts of various solvents were subjected to organoleptic, fluorescence analysis, and preliminary phytochemical screening. The study contributes to the development of standardization parameters of herbal drugs used in our system of medicine