This paper deals with the detailed pharmacognostical evaluation of the Echinochloa crusgalli (Linn.) Beauv. (Gramineae, Poaceae). Morphology of the entire plant have been studied with the aim to aid pharmacognostic and taxonomic species identification using light and confocal microscopy, WHO recommended physio-chemical, morphological and histological parameters presented in this paper may be proposed as parameters to establishes the authenticity of Echinochloa crusgalli (Linn.) Beauv. and can possibly help to differentiate the drug from its other species /varieties.
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