Abstract

Prunella vulgaris L. belongs to the genus Prunella, Lamiaceae family, Nepetoideae subfamily. In Romania, the genus Prunella includes Prunella vulgaris L., Prunella grandiflora (L.) Jacq and Prunella laciniata L.. Amongst these, Prunella vulgaris is of particular importance, having numerous pharmacological actions. The purpose of this study is to analyze macroscopically and microscopically the main characters by which Prunellae spica can be identified and distinguished from other fruit-spikes from species of the Lamiaceae family.

Details

Title
Identification of the Herbal Drug Prunellae spica based on Macroscopic and Microscopic Characteristics
Author
Groșan, Alexandra 1 ; Ștefănescu, Ruxandra 2 ; Laczkó-Zöld, Eszter 2 ; Eşianu, Sigrid 2 ; Muntean, Daniela Lucia 3 

 Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș, Romania 
 Discipline of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș, Romania 
 Department of Analytical Chemistry and Drug Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș, Romania 
Pages
12-20
Publication year
2019
Publication date
2019
Publisher
De Gruyter Poland
ISSN
26016141
e-ISSN
26685124
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3154708657
Copyright
© 2019. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.