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Medicinal leaves, barks, flowers and herbs

MEDICINAL LEAVES
Senna, Eucalyptus, Datura, Belladonna and Hyoscymus

Senna

Unicellular,uniserriate,non-glandular trichomes covered by warty cuticle

Senna

True crystal sheath Showing Ca.Ox Prisms

Eucalyptus

Lamina shape
Ensiform

Eucalyptus

T.S in the leaf

Datura

Morphology of Datura

Datura

T.S in the leaf

Datura

Vein Islets showing Ca.Ox Clusters

Datura

Multicellular uniserriate non

glandular trichome

Clavate trichome

Belladonna

Morphology of Belladonna

Belladonna

Vein islet showing idioplast of microspheroidal Ca.ox

Hyoscymus

Morphology of the leaf

Hyoscymus

T.S in the leaf

Hyoscymus

T.S in the leaf

Hyoscymus

Branched Glandular trichome

Hyoscymus

Anisocytic Stomata

MEDICINAL BARKS
Cinnamon & Cinchona

CINNAMON

Quills and double quills of barks

CINNAMON
Scleride

T.S In cinnamon bark

CINNAMON

Horse shoe Scleride

Lignified fibers with narrow

Lumen and tapered ends

Cinchona

Morphology of Cinchona

Cinchona

T.S in Cinchona

Cinchona

Cinchona Fibers showing Funnel like pits

Cinchona

Cinchona Fibers showing Funnel like pits

Medicinal wood
Quassia

Quassia

Morphology of Quassia

Quassia

T.S in Quassia

Quassia

T.L.S in Quassia

Quassia

R.L.S in Quassia

Medicinal Flowers
Santonica , chamomile and Clove

Santonica

Spherical Pollen grain

Santonica

Cottony hair

Chamomile

Spherical Pollen grain with

spiny exine.

Chamomile

Ovary wall showing elongated mucilage cells

Clove

Clove buds

Clove

T.S in Hypanthium

T.S in ovary

Clove

Biconvex with rounded edges triangular pollen grain

Pollen grain

Medicinal Herbs
Mentha

Mentha

Morphology of the leaf

Mentha

T.S in the stem

Mentha

Labiacious trichome
Surface view

The Exam

Exam
Spots

Unknown
Powder

Spots
The exam will contain 5 sample for
identification
2 Morpholgy
3 Microscopical

Spots
Instructions: Write down your name and ID
Pay attention to the no. of the spot and write
your answer in the correct space.
You will not be allowed to recheck the spot
after moving on.

Unknown powder
You will receive your unknown powder in eppendorf tubes

Sample
Search for Fiber

Confirm

True crystal sheath

Confirm

Microspheroidal
Mentha

Cinchona fiber

Senna trichome
Vein islet

Hyoscymous

Press tightly between 2 slides

Confirm
Spiny Pollen grain
Chamomile
Confirm

Smooth ,Dotted Pollen grain

Triangular pollen grain

Santonica
Clove

Flowers

Cottony hair

Datura

Labiacious trichome
Branched trichome

Ovary wall

Cluster

Leaves

Belladonna

Cinnamon fiber

Bark

Scleride