title: Kattu sirakam - its pharmacognosy.
abstract: Kattusirakam or Vanajira is an important fruit drug in Siddha and Ayurveda systems of Medicine. The market sample of Madras has been identified in our laboratory as the fruits, commonly known as seeds of Centratherum anthelminticum (Willd) Kuntz. (Syn. Veronia anthelmintica Willd) of the family Compositate. The morphology, anatomy, fluorescence analysis and chemical characters of the drug are dealt with here.
authors.affiliation: Analytical Laboratory, Indian Medical Practitioners Co-operative Pharmacy and Stores Ltd., Madras. 600 020, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anandakumar
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rajendran
authors.lastname: Balasubramaniam
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Muralidharan