MORPHOLOGICAL STUDIES AS A COMPONENT OF THE IDENTITY OF MEDICINAL PLANT RAW MATERIALS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/2226-2008-2024-6-15Keywords:
microscopy, raw materials, pharmacognosyAbstract
The aim of the study is to conduct microscopic, phytochemical, and pharmacological examinations and identify diagnostic signs for Artemisia absinthium and Trifolium prаtense at the Department of Pharmacognosy, Pharmacology, and Botany of Zaporizhzhia State Medical and Pharmaceutical University. Methods. Plant material was harvested during the period of active plant flowering in the suburbs of Zaporizhzhia. The raw material was dried undercover. For microscopic analysis it was used leaves, stems, and flowers pre-boiled in NaOH without using color matters. The temporary preparations have been studied by microscope “Axioskop 40” (Germany). Photographic evidence was created via Canon PS G7 (Japan) camera, measurements were carried out in 20 repetitions using AxioVision Rel. 4.7, and statistical processing (mean value, error, variation coefficient) was performed in the Microsoft Excel program. Results. The authors propose to add identification the “Trifolii inflorescences” following microscopic diagnostic features peculiar to pollen grains, folia, and stem.
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