title: [Pharmacognostic identification of Rodersia aesculifolia].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Affiliated Taihe Hospital, Yunyang Medical College, Shiyan 442000, China.
authors.forename: Hai-Tao
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Shu-Ping
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Ji-Yan
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D011208:Powders