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Tuesday, 11 November 2014

1. Senna leaf

Bot.origin: the dried leaves of Cassia senna
F: Leuguminosae
Active constituent: Anthraquinone glycosides: sennosoides A and B
Key element (microscopically examination):

            1.  Paracytic stomata
                       2. Covering hair: unicellular & conical with thick & warted wall               
                 3. Fiber in group with calcium oxalate
 Uses: laxative or purgative used in acute constipation and in case of: Hemorrhoids, x-ray examinations, before and after abdominal surgeries.
Report in the lab.
Fiber e Ca oxalate








Covering hair
Paracytic stomata















Microscopically examination of senna


                          








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