title: STUDIES ON PHARMCOGNOSTICAL FEATURES OF Zizyphus mauritiana LINN. ROOT (FAMILY : RHAMNACEAE).
abstract: Description of the root of the plant, Zizyphus mauritiana Linn. the microscopical characters of the powdered root, its behavior on treatment with different chemical reagents, and the fluorescence character under ultraviolet light after treatment were studied to fix some pharmacognostical parameters. Preliminary phytochemical screening on the various extracts of the root of the plant was also performed. These studies were carried out to identify this plant for further 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: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazumber
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhattacjarya
authors.forename: Anju
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Priyanka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kapoor