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Pharmacognosy-2 (PG303) Level 2 Clinical Pharmacy-Pharm D

Macro & ➢ Powder: ➢ Macro: Micro:
microscopic ▪ Starch granules ■ The fracture is ▪ few anomocytic
al (simple or comp.) . granular . stomata
characters ▪ Cells with bundles ■ Odor :characteristic ▪ Parenchymatous
of Raphides of Ca .
cells containing
and faintly smoky.

Oxalate ■ Taste :bitter and spheroidal masses of
.
.
▪ Tracheids & slightly astringent sinistrin
tracheidal vessels . ■ It colors Saliva
➢ Taste :bitter ,acrid yellow.
taste. ➢ Micro:
✓ Pith contain
anomalous structure
amphivasal V.B (star ▪ Mucilage cells
spot) containing acicular
crystals of Ca .
Oxalate
▪ Mesophyll
consisting of thin-
walled
parenchymatous
cells ,some of which
➢ Key element: contain bundles of
✓ Giant Ca .Oxalate large raphides of
clusters calcium oxalate
✓ Reticulate xylem embedded in
vessel mucilage which
stains pink with
corallin soda.

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