Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Table 2 Organoleptic properties of Costus afer and Palisota hirsuta

From: Pharmacognostic standardisation of the leaves of Costus afer Ker Gawl. (Zingiberaceae) and Palisota hirsuta (Thunb.) K. Schum. (Commelinaceae)

Characters	Costus afer	Palisota hirsute
Colour: Adaxial	Dark green	Dark green
Colour: Abaxial	Light green	Light green
Smell	Leafy	Leafy
Taste	Bland	Bland
Surface	Glabrous	Pubescent
Touch	Soft to Papery	Papery

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