[Studies on identification of Sedum emarginatum].
OBJECTIVE
To establish methods for identification of the whole plant of Sedum emarginatum Migo.


METHODS
Macroscopic and microscopic observation and FTIR technique were used to authenticate this crude drug, and the identification characteristics were studied.


RESULTS
The stem cross section and the whole plant powder had some notable micro-characters. The infrared spectras of the samples collected in the different habitats and seasons were very consistent with each other.


CONCLUSIONS
The results can be used as the evidence for identification of this ethnomedicine.
Xu
Ran
R
Department of Pharmacy, College of Life Science, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, China.
Wan
Ding-Rong
DR
Zhao
Li
L
Chen
Yan
Y
Luo
Heng
H
D010598:Pharmacognosy; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology; D011208:Powders; D012621:Seasons; D031963:Sedum / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
D011208:Powders