Abstract
Amaranthus tricolour Linn., a member of the Amaranthaceae family, is renowned for its medicinal properties in treating several conditions including cough, throat infections, toothache, eczema, piles, diarrhoea, gonorrhoea, leucorrhoea, and impotence. The current research focuses on the pharmacognostic assessment, which involves the investigation of morphological and microscopic characteristics, ash values, powder analysis, extractive values, moisture content, and fluorescence analysis. Additionally, a preliminary analysis of the plant's chemical compounds was conducted. The root's transverse slice revealed the existence of cork cells, cortex, fibres, xylem, and phloem. The percentages of total ash, acid insoluble ash, water soluble ash, ethanol soluble extractive, and water soluble extractive were 12.8%, 6.89%, 5.0%, 7.6%, and 20.0% w/w, respectively. The phytochemical screening revealed the existence of alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, tannins, proteins, and amino acids. This research aids in the establishment of standardised characteristics for the plant, facilitating the botanical identification of Amaranthus tricolour Linn..