eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia 0973-1245 2013-12-28 10 2 10913 article B. Samuel Thavamani 3 Molly Mathew 1 S. P. Dhanabal 2 Department of Pharmacognosy, PSG College of Pharmacy, Peelamedu, Coimbatore - 641 004, India. Department of Pharmacognosy, Malik Deenar College of Pharmacy, Kasargode, India. Department of Phytopharmacy and Phytomedicine, JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty, India. Cissampelos pareira, which is known as velvet leaf is an important medicinal plant belonging to the family Menispermaceae. The plant is used to treat several diseases like ulcer, leucorrhoea, urinary tract infection and rheumatism. The present study provides pharmacognostical details which will be useful for the identification of the crude drug from its closely related species. Some of the important diagnostic characters of the plant are bicellular covering trichomes which are 360 micron length present in the leaf and stem, anomocytic stomata abundant in the lower surface and stem transverse section shows vascular bundles which are 5-7 in number and arranged in ring. https://www.biotech-asia.org/vol10no2/pharmacognostical-studies-of-cissampelos-pareira/ Cissampelos pareira; Pharmacognostical; Standardization; Microscopical charaters