Pharmacognostic standardisation of Hilleria latifolia (Lam.) H. Walt. (Phytolaccaceae)
10.12980/APJTB.4.2014APJTB-2014-0416
- Author:
Isaac Kingsley AMPONSAH
1
;
Abraham Yeboah MENSAH
1
;
Antonia OTOO
1
;
Jato JONATHAN
1
;
Merlin Lincoln KWAO MENSAH
2
Author Information
1. Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
2. Department of Herbal Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Fluorescence analysis;
Hilleria latifolia;
Pharmacognostic features;
Quantitative microscopy;
standardization;
Thin layer chromatography chromatogram
- From:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
2014;4(12):941-946
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: 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.
