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

                                                                        and feet.
                            Sudan III          Sudan III                Sudan III            Test for Khellin (KOH pellets)  Test for Khellin
          Chemical                                                                           give red color                   (-ve)

              test



                 T.S


                                               Epicarp has
                                               unicellular sometimes,   The transverse       Mostly mericarp (small &
                                               bicellular non           section of fully ripe   ovoid).
                                               glandular trichomes      mericarp shows       Crescent shaped V.B.
                                               with blunt pointed       only 2 vittae in the   surrounded with lacuna.
                                               apex   and finely        commissural side     6 large vitta surrounded by
                                               warty cuticle.           but no vittae in the   club-shaped cells.
                                               Mesocarp of thin-        dorsal one.          Inner most layer of mesocarp
                                               walled parenchyma        An almost complete   is thick non-lignified porous
                                               traversed                ring of              layer
                                               longitudinally by        sclerenchyma in
                                               numerous connected       dorsal side.

                                               schizogenous vitta
                           Fennel can          Caution :
                           contribute to       Since anise has estrogenic    Morphology:
                                               properties,women with
                           weight control      breast,uterine,ovarian   Whole
                           when included in    cancer,endometriosis     cremocarps which
                           diet but not cure   should avoid its         are globular in
                                               consumption.
                           obesity             Because of its           shape.
                           It has mild         anticoagulant action,people
                           estrogenic effect   taking anti-thrombotic drug
                                               consult doctoror
                           so                  It considered safe during
                                               pregnancy but excessive

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