Pharmacological and Preliminary Phytochemical Studies in Solanum torvum  Swartz.

V. D. Devarkar

doi:10.32439/ps.v3i2.10-14

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V. D. Devarkar

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https://doi.org/10.32439/ps.v3i2.10-14

Keywords:

Pharmacology, Phytochemistry, Solanum torvum Swartz.

Abstract

Solanum torvum Swartz. is one of most important ethnomedicinal plant used by the Korku of Melghat. Plant powder or ash given with honey to cure asthma and cough by Korku tribe but elsewhere it is used for other health elements by few researchers. The present paper deals with detailed morphological, anatomical and phytochemical screening of Solanum torvum Swartz. with pharmacognostical approach. In this paper, macro- & micro- morphological and anatomical studies are presented along with illustrations which give better picture of anatomical peculiarities of Solanum torvum Swartz.

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