Comparative pharmacognostic investigation of stems and barks of Albizia lebbeck

The standardization of Albizia lebbeck was carried out as per Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Pharmacopoeial standard for Ayuvedic Formulation and as per the W.H.O. parameters of quality control for medicinal plants. Albizia lebbeck is wild plant having a number of ethnomedicinal applications. In the present study, the stem and bark of the plant were subjected to comparative pharmacognostical investigation. The study includes macroscopy, microscopy,preliminary phytochemical screening, physicochemical evaluation and fluorescence analysis. Qualitative analysis of plant metabolites like alkaloid, carbohydrates, protein, resins, starch have been carried out.