title: Kutaja bija - its pharmacognosy.
abstract: Kutaja bija, Kudasappalai or Inderjou is an important seed drug in Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani Medicines. The market sample of Madras Crude drug trade has been identified in our laboratory as the seeds of Holarrhena - anti - dysenterica wall of the family Apocynaceae. The morphology, anatomy, fluorescence analysis and chemical studies of the drugs are reported.
authors.affiliation: Analytical Laboratory, Indian Medical Practitioners' Co-operative Pharmacy & Stores Ltd.,Adyar, Madras 600 020, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anandakumar
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rajendran
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balasubramaniam
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Muralidharan