Pharmacognostic studies on leaves of dendrophthoe falcata [L.f] ettingsh

ABSTRACT

Dendrophthoe falcata [L.f] Ettingsh belongs to Family Loranthaceae, is a bushy parasitic plant that grows on a variety of host plants. The entire plant is medicinally important and is used extensively in traditional medicine. The present work attempts to summarize the macroscopic characters of the leaves of Dendrophthoe falcata, grown on the host plant, Buchanania lanzan. The microscopic characters, physical constant values, extractive values, fluorescent analysis of the leaves were carried out. Preliminary phytochemical screening of extracts were also performed. The present investigation contributes to establish the Pharmacognostic profile of the medicinally effective leaves