Pharmacognostical Study on the Fruit and the Seed of Livistona chinensis / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To study the pharmacognosy of the fruit and the seed of Livistona chinensis.METHODS: The pharmacognosy of the fruit and the seed of L.chinensis was identified qualitatively and microscopically.RESULTS: The shape,the characteristics of the ectocarp,mesocarp and episperm,the stone cells of the power,the brown mass and the oil cells can all serve as characteristics for the identification of the pharmacognosy of the fruit and the seed of L.chinensis.CONCLUSION: The study provides scientific evidence for the identification of the pharmacognosy of the fruit and the seed of L.chinensis.