July 2010

TLC phytochemical screening in some Nigerian Loranthaceae

The  phytochemical screening of specimens of the family Loranthaceae collected from the field  was carried out with a view to ascertaining chemical constituents present and determining their importance in the taxonomic delimitation of the taxa. Thirty field collections from various localities were screened for secondary metabolites such as alkaloids, anthraquinones, terpenoids and ketones using thin layer...

Author(s): O. M. Wahab, A. E. Ayodele and J. O. Moody

July 2010

Pharmacognostic study of male leaves of Trichosanthes dioica Roxb. with special emphasis on microscopic technique

Today sophisticated modern research tools for evaluation of the plant drugs are available but microscopic method is one of the simplest and cheapest methods to start with for establishing the correct identity of the source materials. Pharmacognostic investigation of the fresh, powdered and anatomical sections of the leaves of Trichosanthes dioica Roxb was carried out to determine its macro- and microscopical...

Author(s): Saurabh Singh, Lalit Machawaland M. G. Chauhan