title: Pharmacognostical and physicochemical characteristics of roots of lesser known medicinal plant caesalpinia digyna rottl.
abstract: Caesalpinia digyna Rottl. (Caesalpiniaceae) is shrubby perennial climber found in Eastern Ghats. Roots are astringent and used in Ayurveda and Unani systems of medicines. Bergenin, Caesalpinine A and Caesalpinine C were isolated from the roots. However, this medicinal plant has not been studied pharmacognostically. Hence, the present investigation reports pharmacognostical and physicochemical properties of roots of Caesalpinia digyna.
authors.affiliation: R&D Center, The Himalaya Drug Company, Bangalore-562123, India.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mitra
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kannan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sundaram