Pharmacognostical studies of Portulaca oleracea Linn
Portulaca oleracea Linn, belongs to family Portulaceae and is a widely distributed weed. It has been used as a folk medicine in many countries as diuretics, febrifuge, antiseptic, antispasmodic and vermifuge. This paper deals with the microscopic study of leaf; stem and root of Portulaca oleracea, along with the physico-chemical and preliminary phytochemical analyses that were also studied.
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia
2008
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-695X2008000400005 |
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