Alternative & Integrative Medicine

Department of Dravyaguna, Abhilashi Ayurvedic Medical College and Research Institute, Chailchowk, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India

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• Research   
  Pharmacognostical Study of Bark of Chirbilva Holoptelia Integrifolia Planch
  Author(s): Vinod Katoch*, Prashant Kumar Jha and Sukhwinder Pal Singh
  
  Purpose: Pharmacognostical study of bark of Chirbilva Holoptelia integrifolia is done for identification in field and to avoid adulteration by standardization. Methods: Drug is studied taxonomically and its macroscopic, microscopic features were studied including powder microscopy of bark with suitable instruments. Results: Macroscopic study reveals dried bark from trunk of old branches was flat, somewhat curved in shape. Outer surface was grayish brown in color with blackish brown adherent patches of rhytidoma while inner surface was yellow in color. Outer surface was rough, warty due to rounded protuberances of the lenticels. Microscopic study reveals rhytidoma traversed with stone cells, followed by narrow zone of parenchymatous cortex with stone cells. Phloem was very wide, traversed with wavy.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2327-5162.2022.11.408

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