Abstract

PHARMACOGNOSTIC STANDARDISATION OF PARTS OF THE WHOLE PLANT OF THE Manihot Esculenta, Crantz (L) AND ITS CHARACTERISTIC EVALUATION AND CONDUCT OF STUDY FOR ITS IDENTIFICATION

Saurabh Dilip Bhandare*

Abstract

Traditional plant information offers a generally recognised natural phytoconstituents for the treatment of a broad variety of ailments via different sources. Despite of its tremendous/ enormous medicinal value, there is nescience on the species' standardisation parameters. As a result, the current work was conducted in order to include a detailed report on the quality management and standardisation parameters of Manihot Esculenta, Crantz (L). The aim or rationale of present research study was to make establishment of parameters for authentication and standardisation of different plant parts (leaves, stem, and root/tubers.); for examination. Methods like microscopy and macroscopy, physicochemical parameters, were used to establish pharmacognostical standards. Pharmacognostic investigation including organoleptic, morphological and microscopic characters with anatomy of leaf and stem of plant were performed with the regular standard laboratory procedures, and the results were noted. Results: The macroscopic, microscopy, of different parts of Manihot Esculenta, Crantz (L). revealed various identification characteristics in the species, captured in the microphotographs. Conclusion: This is the first study providing complete pharmacognostic profile of Manihot Esculenta, Crantz (L)., and hence will be useful for correct identification and authentication of the species for future studies. The present study was not available in authentic literature, before the study of this research.

Keywords: Manihot Esculenta, Phyto-study, Pharmacognostic standardisation and study, Pharmacognostic evaluation of crude drug.