Vigna mungo (Fabaceae) and Trigonella foenum Graecum (Leguminosae) are two medicinally important plants generally used as nutraceutical as well as in the treatment of various ailments including dandruff infections.Hence in this present investigation the pharmacognostical standardization and anti dandruff activity were studied. The parameters followed for the pharmacognostical standardizations were microscopical studies, proximate analysis, fluorescence analysis, preliminary chemical tests and TLC analysis. The antidandruff activity was evaluated against the omicro organism Malassezia furfur by following the disc diffusion assay on Sabouraud Dextrose Media using fluconazole as the standard. Microscopical studies revealed typical polygonal shaped cells of testa as major tissue of diagnostic importance (TDI) for Vigna mungo seeds and unicellular, uniseriate covering trichomes as the TDI for Trigonella foenum leaves. Chemical tests showed the presence of saponins for both plants. T.foenum showed the presence of flavonoid as an additional constituent. Results obtained for antidandruff activity showed that T.foenum produced a prominent zone of inhibition(12mm) when compared to V.mungo(8mm). The results revealed that both the plants have significant antidandruff activity against Malassezia furfur suggesting these plants can be potential source of antidandruff principles.
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