Pharmacognostic identification of Cryptolepis buchanaii / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To supply basis for the establishment of quality standard of Cryptolepis buchanaii.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Characters of crude drugs, microscopic characteristic as well as UV spectrum of the herb were studied.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Laticifers were found in the cortex and pith of the stem; much papillary non-glandular hair was found covering the stomata in the sub-cuticle of the leaf.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The results can be employed as the basis for identifying the herb.</p>