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Medicinal plants (PG 101) Level 1 Clinical Pharmacy-PharmD

Some Economically Important Families of Anthophyta

1-Monocots:

1) Family Graminae “Poaceae” (Family of grasses)

2) Family Liliaceae

3) Family Zingiberaceae

Family
Family Graminae Family Liliaceae
Zingiberaceae

Halfa Bar: Entire plant Ginger: Rhizome of Colchicum: Seeds and
of Cymbobogen “Zingiber officinale”. corms of “Colchicum
proximus used as autumnale.”
Diuretic and Antiseptic. Galangal: Rhizome of
“Alpinia officinarum”.
Wheat: Grains of
Triticum sativum. Used Both Ginger and Food Plants:
for Preparation of Wheat Galangal used as
P
starch carminative and - Garlic Allium
flavoring agents. Sativum موثلا
Corn: Zea mays.
Curcuma: Rhizome of - Leek A. Kurrat
Rice: Grains of Oryza “Curcuma domestica”. It تاركلا
sativa. Food and Rice contains yellow
starch. substance, “curcumin”. - Onion A. cepa
Used as hepatoprotective لصبلا
Cane sugar: Saccharum and coloring agent.
officinarum. It is used for
preparation of sucrose. Cardamon: Ripe seeds of
“Elettoria
cardamomum”. Used as
carminative, as
condiment and as
flavoring.

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