PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND PHARMACOGNOSTICAL EVALUATION OF COLLECTED CRUDE DRUG OF PONGAMIA PINNATA (FABACEAE) LEAF

*R. Ramasubramania Raja, M. Sreenivasulu, S. Lakshmi Priyanka, K. Lavanya, K. Mohammad Anees

ABSTRACT

The present research work was carried out the standardization of Pongamia pinnata Leaf, the Pharmacognostical and phyto chemical screening were performed and reported. The Pharmacognostical screening of macroscopy, microscopical character, fluorescence analysis, physio chemical parameters, and phytochemical screening like extraction and identification of phyto constituents from the crude drug. More than ten Pharmacological activities were done in this plant. But proper documentation of this plant is not available from any research papers. So we carried out and concentrate only on Standardization of Pongamia pinnata (Leaf). This research based work on most useful in future research scholars for continuing the studies. Well developed countries also now-a-days adopting to follow the herbal medicines, for the reason risk, side effect less when compared to Allopathic system of medicine. India like developing countries poor sector of people more, they are easily available herbal medicine used day by day activities.

Keywords: Pongamia pinnata, Microscopical, fluorescent, physio chemical, extraction.