Abstract
PHARMACOGNOSTIC EVALUATION OF STEM OF OPUNTIA ELATIOR MILL. (NAGAPHANI )

Shashikant Prajapati*, Harisha C R, R N Acharya

ABSTRACT

Opuntia elatior Mill. (Cactaceae), known as a Nagaphani or Hathlo-thore is a subarborescent or shrubby, having 3 meter high or more. It bears a typical leaf like appearance stem, which used for a curing different disease conditions traditionally. Leaves 7.5 mm long, subulate, recurved, reddish at the tips. A detailed pharmacognostical character of its stem is not reported still yet. An attempt has been made to study the macroscopic and microscopic character of its stem following standard procedures. Results showed presence of epidermal cells loaded with rosette crystals of calcium oxalate, hypodermis loaded by simple starch grain and central ground tissue, ground tissue cells consists rosette and cluster crystals of calcium oxalate and simple starch grain, xylem made by xylem parenchyma and its fibers and phloem made up of sieve aliments fibers. These observed microscopic characters could serve as a measure for authentication and standardization of the plant.

Keywords: Nagaphani, Opuntia elatior, microscopy.


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