Abstract
ObjectiveTo investigate the pharmacognostic features and physiochemical properties of the leaves of Barleria montana Wight & Nees. MethodsThe leaf samples were subjected to organoleptic, microscopic and macroscopic analysis. Physiochemical properties and fluorescence analysis of the sample under UV and daylight were studied as per World Health Organization norms. ResultsMicroscopic analysis showed that the plant possessed dorsiventral leaves, lamina, glandular trichomes, calcium carbonate cystoliths and adaxial epidermis. Physiochemical characters like ash and moisture content, extractive values, foreign matter and fluorescent characteristics of the leaf samples were determined and reported. ConclusionsResults obtained from these studies can be used as reliable markers in the identification and standardization of this plant as a herbal remedy
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