Abstract

A PHARMACOGNOSTICAL STUDY ON CAESALPINIA PULCHERRIMA LINN

Ashok Bishnoi* and Sudipa Saha

Abstract

The ancient and divine sutras of Ayurveda always let us to move in a path of holistic care and research in the field of Ayurveda as Acharya Charaka[1] said in Sutrasthana 26 “there is no substance or material in this world is without containing any medicinal properties” But still there are so many Dravayas those are not mentioned in Ayurveda pharmacopeia of India. There is a gigantic work left uncompleted yet i.e. to identify such a plants which are in use as folklore practices, Among these a drug named “Caesalpinia pulcherrima Linn. “a member of Fabacea family is well known herb in Saurastra region of Gujarat. As this is very popular among peoples of Suarastra region as folklore medicine with name of “Sandhesharo” common in gardens as decorative plant and is used in treatment of Asthama, Bronchitis and Cholera still being unexplored.[2] The present paper focused on pharmocognostic study of the drug to explore the drug scientifically.

Keywords: Pharmocognostic Study, Sandhesharo, Caesalpinia Pulcherrima, Fabacea Suarastra, Asthama, Bronchitis, Cholera.