Vijeta, D.K. Jain and Rajat Rashmi *
Department of Botany, Meerut College, Meerut – 250001
*Homeopathic Pharmoacopeia Lab, Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health & Family welfare, Govt. of India, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad – 201001
Abstract: Murraya Koenigi (L.) (Mithaneem) spreng of family, Rutaceae is an important medicinal Plant that has many thereopeutic values and contain crystalline glucoside, koenigin, murrayin and resin. The leaves are used as anti-dysentric, anti-vomiting, anti-bacterial, stomachic purposes, anti-inflammatory, anti-feedant. Pharmacognostical studies including macromorphological and microscopic characters such as Palisade ratio, stomatal number, stomatal index, vein-islet number, veinlet termination numbers, histochemical colour reaction, fluorescence behaviour, extractive values and loss of drying were studied.
Keywords: Pharmacognostic, Murraya Koenigii, Rutaceae
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