title: [Pharmacognostical studies on imported and cultivated Citrullus colocynthis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In order to use Citrullus colocynthis safety and correctly,The pharmacognosy of imported and cultivated Citrullus colocynthis was systematically studied.
  
  
  METHODS
  The morphological characters, microscopical identification, and thin layer Chromatograpy (TLC) were studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The characters of import and cultivated Citrullus colocynthis were approximately identical, but there were still some differences between them, such as: the fruit size of cultivated Citrullus colocynthis was largish, granulose were more, trachea were thicker, collenchyma were longer, the colour of spots in TCL were more clear.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There were seldon difference between import and cultivated Citrullus colocynthis, and cultivated Citrullus colocynthis could take the place of import's if planted on a large scale.
authors.affiliation: Xinjiang Institute of Materia Medica, Urumqi 830004, China. marhaba513@126.com
authors.forename: Hairula
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Man'erhaba
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Wei-Jun
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.lastname: Dilinu'er
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D029773:Citrullus / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development*; D005638:Fruit / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology; D010598:Pharmacognosy; D011208:Powders; D011786:Quality Control; D012639:Seeds / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D011208:Powders