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Adulteration and misidentification of herbal drugs can cause serious health problems to consumers. The first step in quality control of medicinal plants is ensuring the authenticity of the desired species for intended use, with anatomical study playing a critical role in identifying and authenticati...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Gurav, Shailendra S. (Editor), Gurav, Nilambari S. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014
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505 0 |a Introduction -- Sectioning Methods -- Histological and Histochemical Staining Techniques -- Herbal Drug Microscopy -- Aconite (Aconitum napellus) -- Aloe (Aloe barbadensis) -- Anise (Pimpinella anisum) -- Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna) -- Ashoka (Saraca indica) -- Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) -- Asparagus (Asparagus racemosus) -- Belladonna (Atropa belladonna) -- Cannabis (Cannabis sativa) -- Caraway (Carum carvi) -- Cinchona (Cinchona calisaya) -- Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) -- Clove (Eugenia caryophyllus) -- Colchicum (Colchicum autumnale) -- Digitalis (Digitalis purpurea) -- Ephedra (Ephedra gerardiana) -- Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) -- Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) -- Ginger (Zingiber officinalis) -- Ipecacuanha (Cephaelis ipecacuanha) -- Isapghula (Plantago ovata) -- Kurchi (Holarrhea antidysentrica) -- Linseed (Linum usitatissimum) -- Liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) -- Neem (Azadirachta indica) -- Nutmeg and Mace (Myristica fragrans) -- Nux vomica (Strychnus nux vomica) -- Opium (Papaver somniferum) -- Podophyllum (Podophyllum emodi) -- Quassia (Picrasma excelsa) -- Rauwolfia (Rauwolfia serpentina) -- Rhubarb (Rheum officinale) -- Sandalwood (Santalum album) -- Senna (Cassia angustifolia) -- Squill (Urgenia indica) -- Stramonium (Datura stramonium) -- Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum) -- Turmeric (Curcuma longa) -- Vasaka (Adathoda vasaka) -- Vinca (Catharanthus roseus) 
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