title: [Macroscopic and microscopic identification of Chloranthus henryi].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify the macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of Chloranthus henryi and provide a basis for establishing its quality standard.
  
  
  METHODS
  The plants were identified by original plant, macroscopic and microscopic identification.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The radical vascular bundle of Chloranthus henryi was primary xylem tetrarch. The secretory canals dispersed in cortex. The vascular bundle in rhizome was amphivasal bundle, stone cell scattered in cortex, and there were solitary crystals in the core parenchyma cell. Several vascular bundles in caudex were connected like a circel by interfascicular fibers. Meanwhile, two vascular bundles lay in main vein, like a converse Chinese letter eight.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This paper reports the microscopic characteristics of Chloranthus henryi. It provides a basis for the quality standard of Chloranthus henryi.
authors.affiliation: Taihe Hospital Affiliated with the Hebei Medical College, Shiyan 442000, China. W04160043@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Xue-Qin
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ji-Yan
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Cong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zu-Xing
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology; D008853:Microscopy; 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; D011786:Quality Control; D027343:Rhizome / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000166:cytology