10.22376/ijpbs/lpr.2021.11.1.L54-62 ijlpr 2020; doi Revised On 19 May 2020 Accepted On 08 June 2020 Published On 04 January 2021 Funding This research work was funded by UGC grant, New Delhi via financial assistance Ref no. F1-17.1/2013-14/MANF-2013-14-MUS- CHH-27125. Copyright @ International Journal of Life Science and Pharma Research, available at www.ijlpr.com Int J Life Sci Pharma Res., Volume11., No 1 (January) 2021, pp L54-62 This article is under the CC BY- NC-ND Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0) Citation Naureen Shaba Khan, Bhaskar Chaurasia and Ashwini Kumar Dixit , Pharmacognostic Characterization for Taxonomic Identification of Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. for Quality Control.(2021).Int. J. Life Sci. Pharma Res.11(1), L54-62 http://dx.doi.org/10.22376/ijpbs/lpr.2021.11.1.L54-62 Recieved On 23 March 2020 Naureen Shaba Khan , Assistant Professor, Department of Life Science, Dr. C.V. Raman University, Kota, Bilaspur, Chhatttisgarh 495113, India. *Corresponding Author Research Article Botany for Medical Science International Journal of Life science and Pharma Research Pharmacognostic Characterization for Taxonomic Identification of Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. for Quality Control Naureen Shaba Khan 1* , Bhaskar Chaurasia 2 and Ashwini Kumar Dixit 3 1* Assistant Professor, Department of Life Science, Dr. C.V. Raman University, Kota, Bilaspur, Chhatttisgarh 495113, India. 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Rural Technology & Social Development, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Chhatttisgarh, India. 3 Associate Professor, Department of Botany, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Koni; Bilaspur. Chhatttisgarh 495009, India. Abstract: Pharmacognostic studies played a crucial role in checking the possibilities and threat of adulteration among natural drugs by macroscopic and microscopic examination of plant materials. Organoleptic characters, macroscopic and microscopic studies, physicochemical and fluorescence analysis of Bacopa monnieri (L.)Wettst. has been carried out to determine the anatomical and pharmacognostic portrayal. The organoleptic studies revealed that B. monnieri is green in colour, bears a characteristic smell, leaves have smooth soft texture and bitter in taste. Stomata of anomocytic type and stomatal index was 17.77 and 18.18 in upper and lower epidermis respectively. Glandular trichome was present on the leaf surface and petiole. Study of powder microscopic analysis and fluorescence characteristics reveals round and oval starch granules, sclerenchymatous cells, lignified fibres, vascular bundles, spherical oil globules, raphides, druses, thin fibres and compounds oil droplets, xylem vessels with spiral and reticulates thickenings in the powder of different part of the plant. Observations revealed that the study has a great potential in unraveling the identification keys of plants species by highlighting various pharmacognostic aids. Keywords: Bacopa monnieri; Bramhi; Pharmacognostic studies; Medicinal plants. L-54