| Abstrakt: |
The herb of Linaria ramosissima (Wall.) Janch., commonly known in Gujarati as "Bhintgilodi" and "Kanoti", is a perennial, hairy, much branched herb with variable, triangular to hastate leaves and axillary & solitary yellow coloured flowers. The drug is reputed in folklore system of medicine for various therapeutic properties like antidiabetic, diuretic, purgative, Raktapittahara etc. The root is used in case of scorpion and snake bite indicating it to contain some antidote constituents. As the plant is not explored scientifically as yet, it was thought worth to evaluate each and every part of the plant thoroughly and the roots being first selected for this. Present study deals with detailed macroscopy and microscopy of root, which includes its powder microscopy. Important diagnostic characters like, lignified cork cells, simple & pitted thick walled sclereids and stone cells, pitted vessels, fibres etc. were observed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
