Pharmacognostic Studies leaves and wood of Tamarindus indica Linn. Subjected to Cement Dust Pollution.

Tamarindus indica is a branched tree which belongs to the family Caesalpiniaceae and is distributed throughout in India. Tamarindus indica has been of keen interest is due to its excellent medicinal values. This investigation has been done on above plant grown in two different locations one served as control and the other in the cement dust polluted site. Therefore in this context the detailed pharmacognostic study of leaf and wood has been carried out with the aim to establish its Pharmacognostical standards. The parameters selected were microscopical anatomical studies and proximate analysis.