title: [Comparative study on macroscopic and microscopic identification of Celastrus aculeatus and Kadsura heteroclite].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare and identify Celastrus aculeatus and Kadsura heteroclita with pharmacognosy methods for analyzing the quality of the crude drug.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pharmacognosy study on Celastrus aculeatus and Kadsura heteroclite was carried out through plant identification, crude drug identification and microscopic characteristics identification. The characteristics of Celastrus aculeatus and Kadsura heteroclite were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were significant differences between Celastrus aculeatus and Kadsura heteroclite in appearance of cork, attachments on internal surface of cork,shape of leave edge, number of lateral vein, type of stoma and vessel, and the crystals, the stone cells and the fibers in the same part of both drugs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The pharmacognosy characteristics of both crude drugs can be used for identification and quality control on Celastrus aculeatus and Kadsura heteroclite.
authors.affiliation: College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China. 592011041@qq.com
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xing-xing
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hong-wei
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.forename: Zhi-xian
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Mo
mesh_terms: D031247:Celastrus / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology; D004340:Drug Contamination; D032135:Kadsura / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology; D010598:Pharmacognosy; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000166:cytology; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000166:cytology; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000166:cytology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology; D011208:Powders; D011786:Quality Control
chemical_list: D011208:Powders