Pharmacognostic Identification of Canscora lucidissima / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To identify the pharmacognosy of Canscora lucidissima. METHODS: The morphologic feature, property and microscopic features of the original C. lucidissima were identified. RESULTS: The stem of the C. lucidissima was found to be ramous, hollow and light yellowish-brown, and most of the leaves were intermingled with stems. Microscopically, the exodermises cells and the endodermis cells of the root were large, which were more often radially divided into multi-daughter cells, and stone cells were noted occasionally; the stem was hollow and bicollateral and crevasse was seen in cortex; inequality stoma were seen on both the upper epidermis and lower epidermis of the leaves; sandy crystal, small acicular crystal and prism, etc were often seen in the cells. CONCLUSION: The above features serve as references for the identification of C. lucidissima.