摘要 : The present communication deals with pharmacognostical and preliminary phytochemical studies on the leaf of Neolamarckia cadamba (=Anthocephalus chinensis (Lam.) A. Rich, ex Walp.) which is a commonly known medicinal plant in the ... 展开 The present communication deals with pharmacognostical and preliminary phytochemical studies on the leaf of Neolamarckia cadamba (=Anthocephalus chinensis (Lam.) A. Rich, ex Walp.) which is a commonly known medicinal plant in the indigenous system of medicine and is mentioned in early classical texts of Indian medicine as one of the important medicinal plant having therapeutic utility in a number of diseases. However, no reports are available on their microscopic characteristics and standardisation studies on the leaf; hence, the present study attempts to investigate the microscopical, quantitative microscopic characters and preliminary phytochemical studies. The studies revealed the presence of rubiaceous type of stomata on the lower side of the leaf, simple elongated unicellular trichomes, calcium oxalate crystals, oil globules, brown tannin content, wedge-shaped vascular bundles which are collateral, conjoint, open with abundant phloem fibers arranged in the form of a ring, secretory cavities in the laminar region, petiole having methyl salicilate aroma when it is crushed by hand. These characters will help in the identification of the leaf drug Kadamba. 收起