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The evaluation of quality and purity of crude drugs by means of various parameters is the most important aspect of pharmacognosy. The present study deals with pharmacognostic and phytochemical evaluation of Cleome viscosa L. of the family Cleomaceae. The leaves of it are used by the tribal people in diarrhoea, blood dysentery, boils and also to cure swelling the body due to kidney trouble. The parameters like micromorphological, anatomical, physical constant and fluorescence analysis have been employed for the pharmacognostical evaluation of different parts of this plant. Microchemical and histochemical parameters are used for phytochemical screening. Leaves are amphistomatic and anomocytic types. Stomatal index is 21.35 on the upper surface and 24.30 on the lower surface. Palisade ratio is 5.06. Glandular multicellular, uniseriate or multiseriate trichomes with swollen tip are present on both surfaces. In T.S. of petiole, number of vascular bundles are five and arranged in semilunar manner. Methanolic extracts of leaf indicate presence of alkaloids, tannins, protein, saponins, etc. Ash value and moisture content of the leaves were found to be 04.13 % and 68.25 % respectively. This study will provide some diagnostic features by which the crude drug of this plant can easily be identified.