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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Main Authors: Kumar,Bagepalli Srinivasa Ashok, Prabhakarn,V., Lakshman,K., Nandeesh,R., Subramanyam,P., Khan,S., Ranganayakalu,D., Krishna,Nagireddy Vamshi
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia 2008
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-695X2008000400005
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