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

Family Cruciferae Family Leguminosae

“Brassicaceae” “Fabaceae”

 Distributed all over the world but are mainly  The second largest family.
concentrated in the north temperate region.  Distributed all over the
 Annual to perennial herbs, rarely small shrubs. world.
 It includes more drugs than

any other family.

Anatomical and Biochemical Features:

 Anisocytic stomata.
 Absence of calcium oxalate.
 Presence of non-glandular unicellular
trichomes.
 Few genera have glandular trichomes.
 Rich in thioglycosides & cardiac glycosides.

Economic Importance:

Food Plants: Food plants:

1) Cabbage: Brassica oleracea var. capitate. بنركلا - Bean: Vicia faba لوـــفلا
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2) Cauliflower: B. oleracea var. botrytis. طيبنرقلا Green Pea: Pisum sativum
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3) Turnip: B. rapa تفللا هــلسبلا

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4) Radish: Raphanus sativus. لجفلا - Clover: Trifolium
Rocket:Eruca sativa. ريجرجلا alexandrinum مـــيسربلا

Medicinal Plants: Medicinal Plants:

1) Black mustard: Brassica nigra.  Liquorice: Glycyrrhiza

2) White mustard: B. alba. glabra. سوــسقرــعلا

Fenugreek: Trigonella

foenum- graecum

هـــــبلحلا

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