@article {402, title = {Pharmacognostic, Phytochemical and Physicochemical Investigations of Hypericum hookerianum Wight \& Arn. (Hypericaceae) of Palni Hills, India}, journal = {Pharmacognosy Journal}, volume = {9}, year = {2017}, month = {September 2017}, pages = {750-756}, type = {Original Article}, chapter = {750}, abstract = {

Introduction: Hypericum hookerianum Wight and Arn. (Hooker\’s wort) is a lesser known unfamiliar yet critically endangered native therapeutically active native medicinal plant. It is being characterized by the presence of various secretory glands. Methodology: In this present study, characterization of the plant in terms of morphology, anatomy and histochemistry of tissues and phytochemicals and antimicrobial potentials were made. Results: The epidermal layer contains oil cells while histochemistry showed the presence of the secondary metabolites. Qualitative analysis indicated presence of maximum phytocompounds in the high polar ethanolic extract; flavonoids, anthocyanin and phenol are prominently present and quantified. Conclusion: The results suggest that the less studied herb, H. hookerianum is a multifaceted high value species having a wide range of phytochemicals with abundant medicinal properties.

}, keywords = {Hypericum hookerianum, Palni Hills., Pharmacognosy, Physiochemistry}, doi = {10.5530/pj.2017.6.118}, url = {http://fulltxt.org/article/171}, author = {Mahendrakumar M and Nirmalraj S and Ravikumar M and Bharath B and Seeni S and Perinbam K} }