Pharmacognostical Studies of Actiniopteris radiata (Swartz) Link.

By : J. Shashikanth , A. Vijaya Bhasker Reddy , P. Ramchandra Reddy

Page No: 141-146

Abstract
Actiniopteris radiata (Swartz) Link. is an important medicinal plant which is used in indigenous traditional systems of medicine. It is used in bronchitis and gynaecological disorders. The present paper deals with detailed study of epidermal characters, T.S pinna and rhizome. Along with powdered analysis organoleptical characters are also undertaken. These studies will help in authentification and identification of crude drugs from adulterants. Diagnostical characters of the pinna epidermal surface is polygonal cells with diacytic stomata; concentric vascular bundles and islands of sclerencyma attached towards lower epidermis; T.S of rhizome consists with sclerenchymatous cork, dictyostele, concentric vascular bundles, branched vessels, triradiate tracheids, prismatic crystals and oil cells.

Authors :
J. Shashikanth, A.Vijayabhaskar Reddy and P. Ramchandra Reddy : Plant Anatomy Laboratory, Department of Botany, Osmania University, Hyderabad-500007