4. Hyoscyamus Leaves

Bot. origin: the dried leaves and flowering top of Hyoscyamus niger linn . 

F: Solanceae          

Active constituent:

1.      Alkaloids:

a.     hyoscyamine

b.      scopolamine

Key element (microscopically examination):

1.     Anisocytic stomata.

2.     Covering hair and glandular one.

Uses:

1.     Sedative.

2.     Drastic purgatives.

3.     Mydriatic action.

Report in the lab.   
                                                           

Glandular hair.

Covering hair

Anisocytic stomata