COMPARATIVE PHYTOPHARMACOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF LEAVES AND STEM BARK OF Bridelia airy-shawii

Bridelia airy-shawii is well known and used plants among the Karnataka region for its anti-inflammatory potential; however the exact mechanism of action, constituents responsible for therapeutic potential and part of plant possessing optimum or greater extent of medicinal prospective are still unknown. There is also environmental concern as stem bark are promoted on larger scale to mitigate the inflammatory conditions but its process of scratching can turn out fatal for plant as delicate heartwood is exposed to brutal environmental consequences. Leaves are also used as remedy in some distal part of Maharashtra like Satpuda region. Hence the present work is taken to elaborate the phytochemical and pharmacological comparison between stem bark and leaves of plant. Previous primary screening suggest leaves and stem bark are varying to very little extent in their chemical set up and hence it is more fruitful and interesting to recognize and implement pharmacological potential of plant.

Key words: Bridelia airy-shawii, Phytochemistry, anti-inflammatory, tannins, bark and leaves