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Abstract

The present research work was expanded to investigate the pharmacognostic properties, physiochemical constants, phytochemical tests for the existence of different secondary metabolites and its toxicity was evaluated using the model of acute toxicity analysis for the areal sections of Morindareticulata Gamble. Photomicrograph experiments have been conducted in pharmacognostic work. Physiochemical constants such as ash value, drying loss and extractive values were evaluated for successive solvents with an increasing order of polarity. With various solvent extracts, preliminary phytochemical screening was performed, revealing the presence of carbohydrates, proteins ,aminoacids, flavonoids, terpenoids, tannins and phytosterols. It was found that there were absent alkaloids, glycosides, saponins, liquid oil, fixed oil, and gums and mucilage. The original acute toxicological analysis found that the root methanol extract was healthy and non-toxic.

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Morinda reticulate Gamble Microscopical Physiochemical Acute toxicological studies

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Priya J, Perumal P, & Abhenaya K. (2021). Pharmacognostical, phytochemical, physio-chemical and acute toxicity studieson Morinda reticulate Gamble. International Journal of Research in Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics, 10(1), 70-79. https://doi.org/10.61096/ijrpp.v10.iss1.2021.70-79

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