Pharmacognosy of the bark of balanites aegyptiaca Del

The bark of Balanites aegyptiaca Del. is pungent, bitter and purgative; and considered to have anthelmintic properties. preparation of B. aegyptiaca is used against Bilharzia. Parasite. The paper deals with the macro and microscopic characters of the bark along with its physico-chemical standards, inorganic and organic analyses, determination of tannins and phenolic compounds and t.L.C. behaviour. Pharmacognostical standards of the drug are presented to help in the identification of genuine sample