Pharmacognostic Studies, Phytochemical screening and physicochemical analysis of Dicliptera bupleuroide

Dicliptera bupleuroides is a medicinal plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae and this is a perennial herb.  Dicliptera bupleuroides also known as kaalu or kirch in local language.  It is found in the planes of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Dicliptera bupleuroides possessed many kind of pharmacological properties like antioxidant, hepatoprotective, antimicrobial, antidiabetic and other biological activities. The purpose of this study is to perform its pharmacognostical study, its phytochemical screening and also its physicochemical analysis to understand the plant more.