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Planta Med 1980; 39(5): 88-94
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1074909
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Botanical Identification of Anise and Hemlock Fruits in Powdered Drug Samples

E. M. Cappelletti
  • Institute of Botany and Plant Physiology, University, Padua, Italy.
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29 April 2008 (online)

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Abstract

The surface scanning of the schizo-carps of Pimpinella anisum L. and of the adulterant species Conium maculatum L. shows quite different epicarp microcharacters, namely smooth and striated cells on the intercostal spaces, respectively.

The value of these microcharacters, recognizable even in powdered fruit samples, for a botanical identification of the two species in the powdered drug is discussed.

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Pimpinella anisum - Conium maculatum - Surface Scanning - Differential Microcharacters - Botanical Identification - Powdered Drug.

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