Pharmacognostical and Phyto-physicochemical profile of the leaves of Piper betle L. var Pachaikodi (Piperaceae) - Valuable assessment of its quality

The microscopic using histological identification, microscopic constants and other physico chemical examinations of the leaves of Piper betle L. var pachaikodi can be used as a rapid, inexpensive botanical identification technique and is useful in standardization, hence would be of immense value in authentication of the leaf.