BOTANICAL AND BIOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE LEAVES OF CARYOTA MITIS LOUR. FAMILY ARECACEAE CULTIVATED IN EGYPT

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

Abstract

The macromorphological description of stem, leaves, inflorescences, flowers and fruits in addition to micromorphological study of leaves and primary axis of Caryota mitis lour. Family Arecaceae cultivated in Egypt were carried out for the identification of the plant in both entire and powdered forms. Evaluation of the LD50 and pharmacological activities of the dried powdered leaves extracts revealed analgesic, antipyretic in addition to antiinflamatory activities.