title: Studies on Pharmacognostical features of Curcuma domestica Val.
abstract: The microscopic and macroscopic characters of the rhizome of Curcuma domestica Val. were studied. The behavior of the powdered drug in the presence of various chemicals was also studied. Preliminary phytochemical screening on the various extracts of the rhizome was done in order to ascertain the various chemical constituents present. These studies were carried out to identify this plant for future research work.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi-835215, Jharkhand, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mazumder
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhattaharya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazumder
authors.forename: Jyoti
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kumari
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jha