• Anita Rao
• Vineeta Singh
• Shipra Pandey
• Vageshwari
• Neha Tiwari

Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the pharmacognostical and phytochemical screening conducted in the young shoot of Sagittaria sagittifolia Linn. Pharmacogonastical study including the organoleptic, physico-chemical and Fluorescence analysis through standard procedure of WHO of young shoot powder of Sagittaria sagittifolia L. Phytochemical and physico-chemical analysis through standard method of Harborn. The result revealed that the organoleptic character shows light and dark green colour, characteristic odour and slightly bitter taste. The Fluorescence behavior carried out under, normal light (visible light) and UV-light by using different chemical reagent, it shows different colour changes. The presence of secondary bioactive compounds viz. tannins, saponin, alkaloids, terpenoid, phenol, glycoside and steroid were confirmed through phytochemical screening. The pH value, loss on drying, total ash, water soluble ash, acid insoluble ash, and swelling index values are (5.9, 9.81±0.11, 3.75±0.05, 0.21±0.03, 2.45±0.02, 1.11) respectively summarized in table. The study provides us the additional source of therapeutic drug.

Pharmacognostical, physico-chemical, Secondary bioactive compounds, Sagittaria sagittifolia.

"Pharmacognostical Assessment and Phytochemical Screening of Young Shoot of Aquatic Medicinal Herb Sagittaria sagittifolia L. (Arrowhead)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.253-263, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812032.pdf

"Pharmacognostical Assessment and Phytochemical Screening of Young Shoot of Aquatic Medicinal Herb Sagittaria sagittifolia L. (Arrowhead)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp253-263, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812032.pdf