Microscopic Features and Preliminary Thin Layer Chromatography of “Thanh ngam” (Picria fel-terrae Lour. ex Wall) Collected in Viet Nam

http://www.doi.org/10.26538/tjnpr/v1i5.4

Authors

  • Nguyen V. Than Department of Pharmacognosy, Ha Noi University of Pharmacy, 13-15, Le Thanh Tong street, Hoan Kiem district, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
  • Nguyen T. Tung Department of Pharmacognosy, Ha Noi University of Pharmacy, 13-15, Le Thanh Tong street, Hoan Kiem district, Ha Noi, Viet Nam

Keywords:

Picria fel-terrae,, traditional medicine,, microscopic features,, methanol extract,, pharmacognostic parameters

Abstract

Picria fel-terrae Lour. ex Wall, a plant belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae, is a medicinal plant in Vietnamese traditional medicine which has long been used to treat anorexia, snake bite wound and help gastrointestinal irritation, sweating. However, there is no much study on this medicinal plant in Viet Nam. The microscopic features of the plant were tudied. The methanol extract of the plant was developed by thin layer chromatography. The results served as database to identify the Pharmacognostic parameters of Picria fel-terrae Lour. ex Wall.

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Published

2017-12-01

How to Cite

V. Than, N., & T. Tung, N. (2017). Microscopic Features and Preliminary Thin Layer Chromatography of “Thanh ngam” (Picria fel-terrae Lour. ex Wall) Collected in Viet Nam: http://www.doi.org/10.26538/tjnpr/v1i5.4. Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research (TJNPR), 1(6), 241–243. Retrieved from https://tjnpr.org/index.php/home/article/view/360