The study was aimed at investigating the pharmacognostic, phytochemical, antimicrobial screening and wound healing activity of different extracts with a view to justifying the use of the plant. This work suggested that results of organoleptic, microscopical and physical evaluation were satisfied the earlier report, none of extracts has shown the presence of emodin and quarcetin in HPLC analysis and maximum amount of sennosides has present in ethanolic extract among the other. The present investigation may be concluded that the plant C. occidentalis is endowed with significant antimicrobial and wound healing activity due to the presence active constituents like sennosides and others, there by justifying its use in the indigenous system of medicine.
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