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Identification and Significance of

morphology and microscopically


Difference between Plants of
allied species

Mrs. Nilofar A. Khan


Digitalis Prupurea Digitalis lanata
Digitalis Purpurea Digitalis Lanata
Microscopic
Palisade Single layered Palisade Double layered
Epidermal cells polygonal, wavy Epidermal cells beaded, wavy
walled walled
Covering trichome uniseriate, Covering trichome uniseriate,
multicellular(3-5-7 celled) multicellular(2-10 celled)
Distribution
Biennial or perennial perennial
Macroscopic
Inflorescence: Long and Unilateral Inflorescence: Long and dense
raceme raceme
Flower: Purple Flower: White
Leaves Leaves
Brahmi Jalbrahmi
Synonym: Bacopa Synonym: Gotu Kola,Madukparni,
Centella
Biological Source: Bacopa Biological Source: Centella
Moniera asiatica
Family Scrophulariaceae Family Umbelliferae
Chemical Constituents: Chemical Constituents
Brahmine, hespestine, Asiaticoside and madecassoside,
Bacosides A &B bramhmoside, brahinoside
Use: Nervine Tonic, Use: Nervine Tonic, Shows
Treatment asthama, sedative, spasmolytic activity
epilepsy
Brahmi Jalbrahmi
Macroscopic
Leaf Leaf
Shape: Obovate Shape: Orbicular
Apex Acuminate Apex :----
Base: Symmetric Base: Symmetric
Margin : Straight Margin : Denate, Crenate
Petioles: Sessile(no petioles) Petioles: Longer and bigger
Flower: Solitary,Stalked, Flower: Pink sessile flower
corolla bluish white
Inflorescence: No Inflorescence: Umbel
Microscopic
Stomata: Anomocytic Stomata: Diacytic
Trichome: very few ,sessile Trichome: not visible
Cinnamon Cassia Cinnamon
Synonym: Kalmi- Dalchini, Synonym: Dalchini, Chinese
Ceyon Cinnamon cinnamon
Biological Source: Biological Source: Cinnamomum
Cinnamomum Zeylanicum cassia ,Family: Lauraceae
Family : Lauraceae

Chemical Constituents: Chemical Constituents: NLT


Contains 60-70% cinnamic 85% cinnamic aldehyde and very
aldehyde and 5-10%, small amount eugenol. also
eugenol, also contain sweet contain cinnamyl acetate,
substance know as mannitol, coumarin
Benzaldehyde,
cuminaldehyde, pinene etc
Use:Carminative, Stimulant, Use: Carminative, Stimulant,
flavouring agent and mild flavouring agent
Cinnamon Cassia Cinnamon
Macroscopic
Colour: The outer surface is Colour:. Dirty brown
dull yellow-brown, while the
inner surface is dark
yellowish brown.
Odour: Fragrant Odour: Characteristic, sweet,
aromatic
Shape: Compound quill or Shape: Single quill or channelled
single or double quill piece
Taste: Aromatic and sweet Taste: Aromatic , slightly sweet
followed by warm sensation and mucilagenous
Fracture: Splintery Fracture: Slightly fibrous
Microscopic
Tinospora Chinese Tinospora
Synonym: Guduchi , Gulvel, Synonym: Malabar gulbel,
Amrita
Biological Source: Biological Source: Tinospora
Tinospora cordifolia sinesis Family :
Family : Menispermaeceae Menispermaeceae

Chemical Constituents: It Chemical Constituents: A


consist of tinosporine, ditereperne glycosides
tinosporic acid, tinosposinensides A-C(1-3) and
tinosporidine, Cordifolioside a new rearranged cadinane
A etc sesquiterpene glycoside
tinosinenside and phenolic
glycoside tinosinen was isolated
from fresh stems
Tinospora Chinese Tinospora
Macroscopic
Leaves: Leaves:
Shape: Broadly ovate or Shape: Broadly ovate
ovate cordate Apex: acuminate
Apex: acuminate Base: cordate
Base: deep cordate
Inflorescence: Terminal Inflorescence: Racemes
Racemes
Fruits: aggregate, orange Fruits: cluster, orange- red when
when ripped ripped
Flower: greenish yellow Flower: greenish yellow.
Male flower in cluster and Male and female flowers are
female flower solitary seen separately in the same plant
Stem: Stem:
Tinospora Chinese Tinospora

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