Pharmacognostical and Physicochemical Evaluation of Homalium zeylanicum Benth

Homalium zeylanicum (Gardn.) Benth. (Syn. H. ceylanicum) belonging to family Salicaceae (Flacourtiaceae)
and is distributed in evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, native to south India and srilanka. It is also found in
Bangladesh, Laos. Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. The various parts of plant having many traditional
medicinal uses, include analgesic anti-inflammatory hepatoprotective, anthelimintic antioxidant, cytotoxic
diabetes, wound healing and rheumatism. Review of literature revealed that the scientific evaluation on various
parts of the plants has not been carried out. Objective: Objective of the present study is to evaluate the various
parts of plant Homalium zeylanicum Benth with its morphology, anatomy, and physiochemical aspects.
Materials and Method: The plant specimens for the proposed study were collected from Thenmala of Kollam
District in Kerala, herbarium was provided and certified. Macroscopic and. Microscopic examinations were done
as per standard protocol. Physicochemica