PHARMACOGNOSTIC,PHYTOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON THE ROOT OF CLERODENDRON INFORTUNATUM LINN

India has a great wealth of various naturally occurring plant drugs which have great potential pharmacological activities .The root of clerodendron infortunatum Linn is used in south India as a remedy for various dieases.The study comprising taxonomy of the species ,macro and microscopical characters ,phytochemical and uv analysis of the root .Besides chromatographic details of root extract helps in the identification of the plant also contribute towards establishing pharmacopoeial standards .HPTLC studies helps to identify the species in drug form and to establish the biomarker compound .