COMPARATIVE PHARMACOGNOSTIC STUDY OF TWO SPECIES OF CHLOROPHYTUM KER-GAWL Research Article

Chlorophytum tuberosum Baker and Chlorophytum laxum R. Br. belong to family Liliaceae and is being used in the indigenous systems of medicine as a galactogogue and aphrodisiac. These species are commonly known as safed musali. The drug part is usually used as the white tuberous roots. The present studies include the macroscopic, microscopic characters, histochemistry and phytochemistry. The phytochemical screening is also confirmed by HPTLC analysis for saponins and stegmasteroids.