[Pharmacognostic identification of Rodersia aesculifolia].
OBJECTIVE
To establish pharmacognostical methods of Rodersia aesculifolia.


METHODS
Macroscopical, microscopic and physicochemical identification were used to authenticate this crude drug, and the identification characteristics were studied.


RESULTS
There were some palea on the rhizoma superior extremity and some white flare dot on transverse section. Vascular bundle formed into interval circularity in rhizoma transverse section, and some small atypia bundle appeared in lateral of core. Xylem of root was tetrarch. A lot of starch grain and acicular cyrstal were observed in parenchyma cell. Brown cell was present as single or several linked.


CONCLUSIONS
These characteristics can be used as identification basis for Rodersia aesulifolia Batal.
Zhu
Hai-Tao
HT
Affiliated Taihe Hospital, Yunyang Medical College, Shiyan 442000, China.
Deng
Shu-Ping
SP
Chen
Ji-Yan
JY
Chen
Li
L
D010598:Pharmacognosy; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology; D011208:Powders; D027343:Rhizome / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology; D031995:Saxifragaceae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
D011208:Powders