1Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia61519, Egypt.
2Research and Development Department, Mepaco Company, Cairo, 11361, Egypt.
3Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Minia University, Minia61519, Egypt.
4Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assuit University, Assuit71526, Egypt.
*Corresponding Author: Mamdouh N. Samy, Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt. E-mail: Mamdouhnabil.2006@yahoo.com
Online published on 8 February, 2013.
Tribulus terrestris L. (family Zygophyllaceae) is a prostrate branched herb. The stems have monopodial branching and carry opposite compound paripinnate leaves and yellow simple flowers. The fruit is schizocarpic. The present paper deals with comprehensive pharmacognostical studies on leaf part of this plant, including macroscopical and microscopical studies and preliminary examination of leaf powder. This will help in the identification of powder drug prior using in any herbal formulations.
Tribulus terrestris, Zygophyllaceae, pharmacognostical study, leaf
