Traditional and folklore medicines play an important role in health services around the globe. About three quarters of the world population relies on plants and plant products for health care. The plant Desmodium gangeticum DC has been used in folklore medicine in the treatment of various ailments. Many of the ayurvedic formulations contain this medicinal plant and are considered as master of medicinal plant in ayurveda due to its wide use in formulations. Desmodium gangeticum DC. Family- Fabaceae is an important medicinal herb commonly known as salparni. It is widely used in ayurveda formulations for the treatment of various ailments and neurological disorders. Pharmacognostical evaluation including examination of morphological and microscopical characters, fluorescent profile was carried out to set them as diagnostic indices for the identification/ validation of the raw material and standardization of its formulations in fixing quality control parameters.