학술논문
Pharmacognostical studies of Portulaca oleracea Linn
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia. December 2008 18(4)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0102-695X
Abstract
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.