European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

PHARMACOGNOSTIC STUDIES OF CASSIA FISTULA LINN. (Fruit)

Ravindra Singh, Neha Singh, Alok Kumar, Pramod Kumar and *Manoj Kumar Tripathi

ABSTRACT

Cassia fistula (family – Leguminosae) is an important drug used in the Indian system of medicine and also known as 'Amaltash. It is popularly grown in Thailand, it is native to India & distributed in Asia, South Africa, China, West Indies and Brazil. All parts of this plant has been described to be useful against skin disease, liver troubles, tuberculosis gland, ulcers, erysipelas, vomiting, vaginal complains, fever, inflammations, leprosy. Its latex is aphrodisiac, tonic, lessens, piles, nose diseases, gonorrhea etc. The present study was carried out to investigate the macro and microscopic study, physico-chemical study, phyto-chemical analysis, fluorescence study and HPTLC fingerprints profile of fruits of Cassia fistula L. Presence of various phyto- constituents and standardized data can serve as basis for screening of different pharmacological activities, investigation and further research.

Keywords: Cassia fistula, Physicochemical analysis, Phyto-chemical studies, Microscopy, HPTLC fingerprints profile.