Morphology, Microscopy, Physiochemical and Active Constituents Present on Leaves Part of Cucurbita Pepo

Authors

  • Sonia Singh Thakur Student, Department of pharmacy, Shri Rawatpura Sarkar College of Pharmacy, Shri Rawatpura Sarkar University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
  • Manmohan Singh Jangdey Principal, Department of Pharmacy, Shri Rawatpura Sarkar College of Pharmacy, Shri Rawatpura Sarkar University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
  • Khomendra Kumar Sarwa Principal, Department of Pharmacy, Government Girls Polytechnic, Byron Bazar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.

Abstract

Cucurbita pepo found in very common in every were in India and also very nutritive and healthy. In India many people use this plant far food and curing diseases. This review gives a premilary identification of the plant. This review give detail about plant leaf morphology, microscopy, physio-chemical character and also reported its phytochemical constituents present in plant.

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2022-08-29

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