Pharmacognostic standardisation of Hilleria latifolia (Lam.) H. Walt. (Phytolaccaceae)
- Author:
Amponsah Kingsley Isaac
;
Mensah AbrahamYeboah
;
Otoo Antonia
;
Jonathan Jato
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hilleria latifolia;
Pharmacognostic features;
standardization;
Thin layer chromatography;
chromatogram;
Quantitative microscopy;
Fluorescence analysis
- From:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
2014;(12):941-946
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
To establish the pharmacognostic characters for the correct identification and quality control of Hilleria latifolia (H. latifolia), an important herb in Ghanaian folklore medicine, for the treatment of infections, pain and inflammation. Methods: The macro-morphological, qualitative and quantitative microscopic features, physicochemical and phytochemical features of the medicinally used parts of H. latifolia were evaluated using standard methods. Results: The plant has simple, alternate leaves with entire margin. The lamina is ovate to broadly lanceolate with an acuminate apex. It is hypostomatic with anomocytic stomata. The plant contains abundant prismatic crystals in all parts. Starch grains abound in the roots. The quantitative indices of the leaf and physicochemical parameters have also been established. Conclusions: The pharmacognostic features established in this study may be used as part of the pharmacopoeial standard for the correct identification and quality control of H. latifolia.
