Pharmacognostic study of Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Murr.) Parl.: A drug used in Homoeopathy

Authors

Anshu Rathi, Officer/Scientist-4, Former Assistant Director, Central Research Institute (H), Noida, Uttar Pradesh
D Baburaj, Survey Officer, Deputy Director, Director General, Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, Janak Puri, New Delhi
E Sundaram, Officer/Scientist-4, Former Assistant Director, Central Research Institute (H), Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Sunil Kumar, Officer/Scientist-4, Former Assistant Director, Central Research Institute (H), Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Anil Khurana, Survey Officer, Deputy Director, Director General, Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, Janak Puri, New Delhi
Raj Manchanda, Survey Officer, Deputy Director, Director General, Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, Janak Puri, New Delhi

Keywords

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, Pharmacognosy, Resin duct

Article Type

Original Article

Abstract

The pharmacognostic profile of crude drug has a key role in standardization for quality, purity and drug identification. The present study deals with pharmacognostic evaluation of aerial part of Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Murr.) Parl. a drug used in homoeopathic system of medicine for diverse clinical uses such as terrible pain in stomach, tumors, keloid, warts and lipoma of thigh. The study includes collection, identification, macroscopy, microscopy and organoleptic characteristics of aerial part of Chamaecyparis lawsoniana. Anatomically the leaf is distinguishable into a layer of the epidermis followed by parenchymatous mesophyll and resin duct in the parenchymatous cortex. Powder microscopy shows the presence of epidermal cells, parenchymatous cells and tracheids. These observations may be used as pharmacopoeial standards for identification of Cha maecyparis lawsoniana.

Digital Object Identifier

10.4103/0974-7168.154344

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd.

How to cite this article

Rathi A, Baburaj D, Sundaram E, Kumar S, Khurana A, Manchanda R. Pharmacognostic study of Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Murr.) Parl.: A drug used in Homoeopathy. Indian J Res Homoeopathy 2015;9:20-24. doi: 10.4103/0974-7168.154344