Pharmacognostical and Histochemical Investigation of Whole plant of Aristolochia Bracteolata Lam

Abstract

    Aristolochia Bracteolata is a shrub distributed throughout India, belongs to the family  Aristolochiaceae. The Pharmacognostical studies like Macroscopy and Microscopical study of this plant on root, stem, petiole, leaf shows the presence of xylem, phloem, Parenchymatous pith, starch grains. The stem has the Collenchyma, Parenchyma, pericycle phloem and xylem fibre. The petiole shows the prismatic crystals and vascular bundle. The quantitative microscopy of leaf shows the presence of anomocytic stomata. The powder Microscopy of stem, leaf, shows the presence of Parenchyma, medullary ray, reticulate vessels, pitted vessel, annular vessel, spiral vessel, prismatic Crystals. The Histochemical tests revealed the presence of fats, fatty oils, volatile oils, resins, starch, tannins, cutin, alkaloid, mucilage, lignin, resin.