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Pharmacognosy of the stems ofPortulaca quadrifida L. andPortulaca oleracea L.

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Pharmacognostic details of the stems ofP. quadrifida L. andP. oleracea I are reported to distinguish one from the other.

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Abbreviations

Ca :

Cambium

Aco :

Angular collenchyma

Cr :

Druses

Cs :

Crystal sand

Cst :

Compound starch grains

Cu :

Cuticle

Ep :

Epidermis

Inv :

Involucre

Lf :

Leaf

Na :

Nodal appendages

Par :

Parenchyma

Phi :

Phloem

Pit :

Pith

Pr :

Prismatic crystal

St :

Starch grains

Vb :

Vascular bundle

Xy :

Xylem

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  1. Pharmacognosy Research Unit, Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, 202 001, Aligarh, India

    A M Khan

  2. Drug Standardization Research Circuit, Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine, National Botanical Research Institute, 226 001, Lucknow, India

    J Lal

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Lal, J., Khan, A.M. Pharmacognosy of the stems ofPortulaca quadrifida L. andPortulaca oleracea L.. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 91, 235–240 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03167127

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