Pharmacognostic Evaluation of Leaves and Stem of Murraya koenigii

Murraya koenigii has been widely used as medicine in indigenous system of medicine. It is used as an analgesic, febrifuge, stomachic, carminative and for the treatment of dysentery skin eruption. The present study was planned for details pharmacognostical studies of Murraya koenigii leaves and stem. Macroscopical characters and microscopical characters of leaves and stem were perceived. The Physicochemical properties (total ash, acid insoluble ash, water soluble ash, water soluble extractive, methanol soluble extractive, moisture content and foaming index) of bark powder were studied. The values of physicochemical can also be used for standardization of Murraya koenigii. These studies provided referential information in regard to its identification parameters assumed significantly in the way of acceptability of herbal drugs in present scenario of lack of regulatory laws to control quality of herbal drugs.