Phytochemical Screening of Achyranthes aspera Linn
Abstract: Plants are small, much branched, monoecious perennial subshrub up to 0.8–1×0.8 m. Rootstock stout, woody. Stems somewhat succulent at first, ribbed, becoming basally woody with age, denselycovered in velutinous, appressed hairs. Leaves op-posite, densely clustered toward branch tips 40–50×25–30 mm, spreading to decurved, mostly broadlyovate, ovate-orbicular or elliptic; apex blunt to abruptly sub acute, sometimes very shortly apiculate; base attenuate; lamina somewhat fleshy, purple-grey, veins often purple, abaxial and adaxial surfaces silkycanescent, margins crenulate to crenate. Petioles 5–10mm long, pink, fleshy, velutinous, basal abscis-sion zone present. Inflorescence a terminal erectspike, 150–200mm long; peduncle 15mm long, fleshy, white-villous; spike rachis fleshy, white-vil-lous to purple-villous; flowers bisexual, retrorse, sessile, 180–200 per spike, these spaced initially at 10-mm intervals along rachis, diminishing rapidly to
Keywords: Achyranthes aspera Linn
How to Cite?: Mahesh Ningwal, Rajendra Chauhan, "Phytochemical Screening of Achyranthes aspera Linn", Volume 5 Issue 3, March 2016, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 385-387, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=28021601, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/28021601