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Pharmacognosy-2 (PG303)

hepatotoxic and ✓ not recommended
nephrotoxic.
✓ Interaction with for pregnant women.
drugs (castor oil) ✓ use with oral
➢ Key element:
parenchymatous cells. anticoagulants
Containing starch
granules and showing (warfarin), or oral
large intercellular
spaces, into which antiplatlet (Aspirin)
project unicellular
glandular hairs as Ginsenosides

secreting a greenish inhibit platelets
oleo-resin. aggregation .
 Important note:
✓ Wrinkles around the

neck of the root tell

how old the plant

is.
✓ This is important

because ginseng is

not ready for use

until it has grown

for four to six
years.