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Pharmacognostical study of Indigofera microcarpa Desv. (Fabaceae)

Pharmacognostical study of Indigofera microcarpa with diagnostic aims was performed. The anatomy of the leaves, stem and roots and the presence of typical features of this family and the genus Indigofera was described and confirmed. The phytochemistry screening showed the presence of phenols, tannins, flavanones, steroids, terpenoids, saponins and quaternary compounds.

Indigofera microcarpaDesv; Pharmacognostical Control; Botanical Standardization; Phytochemistry Screening


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