[Study on pharmacognostic identifcation of Cassia siamea].
OBJECTIVE
To establish methods for identification of Dai medicine, the heartwoods and leaves of Cassia siamea.


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


RESULTS
Macroscopic and microscopic identification methods and TLC characters of the ethnomedicine were re-ported, and the simple and detailed drawings of the transections of the heartwoods and leaves, as well as microscopic drawings of their powders were drawn in this paper.


CONCLUSIONS
The results can serve as evidence for identification of the ethnomedicine in the utilization.
Xu
Ran
R
Department of Pharmacy, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, China. ; xuran3006@126.com
Liu
Xue-Qun
XQ
Tie
De-Xin
DX
Zhao
Ying-Hong
YH
Wan
Ding-Rong
DR
D002681:China; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology; D010598:Pharmacognosy; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000166:cytology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology; D011208:Powders
D011208:Powders