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[Pharmacognostic identification of Cryptolepis buchanaii].

Hua Zhu, Zhou Chun-shan, Yue-Kui Liao, Yan-yuan Bai

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OBJECTIVE: To supply basis for the establishment of quality standard of Cryptolepis buchanaii. METHOD: Characters of crude drugs, microscopic characteristic as well as UV spectrum of the herb were studied. RESULT: Laticifers were found in the cortex and pith of the stem; much papillary non-glandular hair was found covering the stomata in the sub-cuticle of the leaf. CONCLUSION: The results can be employed as the basis for identifying the herb.

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OBJECTIVE: To supply basis for the establishment of quality standard of Cryptolepis buchanaii. METHOD: Characters of crude drugs, microscopic characteristic as well as UV spectrum of the herb were studied. RESULT: Laticifers were found in the cortex and pith of the stem; much papillary non-glandular hair was found covering the stomata in the sub-cuticle of the leaf. CONCLUSION: The results can be employed as the basis for identifying the herb.

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OBJECTIVE: To supply basis for the establishment of quality standard of Cryptolepis buchanaii. METHOD: Characters of crude drugs, microscopic characteristic as well as UV spectrum of the herb were studied. RESULT: Laticifers were found in the cortex and pith of the stem; much papillary non-glandular hair was found covering the stomata in the sub-cuticle of the leaf. CONCLUSION: The results can be employed as the basis for identifying the herb.

Key concepts: Pith, Herb, Traditional medicine, Cuticle (hair), Identification (biology), Biology, Botany, Chemistry

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