Pharmacognostical Studies of Tecoma stans (L.) Juss. Ex Kunth. Bark

Abstract

Tecoma stans (L.) Juss. Ex Kunth. belongs to the family Bignoniaceae. It is native to India. The barks of the plant are used medicinally for the treatment of several skin and fungal infections. The present paper deals with the pharmacognostical studies of ibark of the plant. Dried bark of the plant were evaluated for physicochemical parameters, extraction and preliminary phytochemical screening.