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Pharmacognostic study of root, leaf and seed of asteracantha longifolia nees
P. C. Datta,Manisha Das +1 more
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Spines - spines, having perennial root stocks; bluish-purple 2-lipped flower; leaves - sessile, multichambered thick-walled sclerotic cell, among the epidermal cells of midrib, large flat bunch ofshaped calcium carbonate crystals and needle-shaped calcium oxalate crystals.Abstract:
Asteracantha longifolia Nees. applied in jaundice, dropsy, rheumatism, anasarca etc., show the pharmacognostic characters - spines, having perennial root stocks; bluish-purple 2-lipped flower; leaves - sessile, multichambered thick-walled sclerotic cell, among the epidermal cells of midrib, large flat bunch-shaped calcium carbonate crystals and needle-shaped calcium oxalate crystals in the epidermal cells of lamina and in the cortical cells of midrib respectively; stomata-caryophyllaceous; stomatal index on upper surface: 23.46 (± .47); lower surface: 27.44 (± 52); palisade ratio: 10.23 (± .19) and vein islet number: 25.8 (± .69).read more
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Asteracantha longifolia (L.) Nees, Acanthaceae: chemistry, traditional, medicinal uses and its pharmacological activities - a review
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