Der Pharmacia Lettre
Abstract
Author(s): Katara Antariksh, Pradhan Chandan Kumar, Tyagi Amit Kumar, Singh Pradeep
Leucas cephalotes Roth. Spreng (Lamiaceae) is the well known herb in the Ayurvedic and
Modern systems of medicine, to cure various disorders. Commonly known as Dronpushpi or
Guma is mainly a rainy season weed found through out India, The plant is authentified by
Taxonomist Dr. Anjula Pandey and specimen (NHCP/NBPGR 2009-9/900) has preserved in
NBPGR, Pusa Campus, Delhi. Powdered plant material analyzed for the two major attributes,
Pharmacognostic parameters and Phyto-chemical characterization followed by the quantitative
analysis of Tannins and Flavonoids. Antimicrobial activity on the Toluene and Methanolic
extract was also performed in which Methanolic extract have shown the 59% and 41% zone of
inhibition on the bacterial strains and on the fungal strains resp. when compared to the
standards.
