Andersen A, Lucchini F, J Moriconi, EA Fernández
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.75, pp. 137-143, 2006, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2006.75.137
Abstract Medicinal plants with mesomorphic and xeromorphic characteristics are a significant component of the indigenous flora of San Luis province. In popular medicine, Lippia turbinata “poleo” has emmenagogic, diuretic and stomach properties.
The morphological and anatomical aspects of foliar leaves were studied according to their environmental conditions, in order to contribute to the identification of samples of commercial drugs. From the studied sections, differences in the following aspects were detected, namely the form and type of epidermic cells, the presence of idioblasts in adaxial epidermic position, thickness of cuticle, density of nonglandular trichomes, the structure of the More >