Abstract
The present study aimed at detailed pharmacognostic evaluation of the crude drug, Morpho-anatomy of the leaves of A. spinosus Linn. was studied to aid pharmacognostic and taxonomic species identification using light and con- focal microscopy, WHO suggested Physico-chemical determinations and authentic phytochemical measures. Ama- ranthus spinosus Linn. (Family Amaranthaceae), a very common Indian plant is known for its medicinal properties and is commonly known as 'spiny amaranth' or 'pig weed', ''Kate wali Chaulai (Kanatabhajii)" in 'Hindi", cultivated throughout in India, Sri Lanka and distributed throughout the tropics and warm temperate regions of Asia, it has antidiabetic, antitumor, analgesic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, spasmolytic, bronchodilator, hepato-protec- tive, spermatogenic, anti-fertility, anti-malarial, antioxidant properties. The present study aims at developing a standardized profile of leaf, stem and root of A.spinosus which would be of immense use to identify and establish the authenticity of the plant A.spinosus Keywords: A Spinosus. Linn., kanta cholai, Pharmacognostical, Phytochemical
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