The Journal of Phytopharmacology, 2021;10(2):134-138 ; DOI:10.31254/phyto.2021.10210
Standardization of Ruellia tuberosa L. with special emphasis on trichome variations
Neethu Kannan B1 , Ghanthi Kumar S2 , Anitha John2 , Reena VL2 , Natarajan M2 , Lekha GS2 , Kanagarajan A2
1. Assistant Research Officer (Botany), Siddha Regional Research Institute, (Under CCRS-Ministry of AYUSHGovt. of India), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
2. Siddha Regional Research Institute, (Under CCRS-Ministry of AYUSHGovt. of India), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 17th February, 2021 / Accepted: 12th March, 2021
The present study attempts to standardize the pharmacognostic, physic-chemical parameters, UV-Vis and HPTLC fingerprinting of the plant, Ruellia tuberosa. Various trichome morphotypes were the unique observation seen in the plant by anatomical as well as powder microscopic studies. Four prominent peaks were detected by UV-Visible spectroscopy and HPTLC fingerprint revealed many peaks with a wide range of Rf values. The present study of botanical and chemical screening will be useful for developing pharmacopeial standards for R. tuberosa.
Ruellia, Pharmacognostic, Trichomes, HPTLC, UV.
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Kannan BN, Kumar SG, John A, Reena VL, Natarajan M, Lekha GS, Kanagarajan A. Standardization of Ruellia tuberosa L. with special emphasis on trichome variations. J Phytopharmacol 2021; 10(2):134-138.
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