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- Title
Pharmacognostic Profile of Ageratum conyzoides L Plant and Simplicia.
- Authors
Warsinah; Baroroh, Hanif Nasiatul
- Abstract
Ageratum conyzoides Linn. is known as billy goat weed, including the family Asteraceae. This plant has been used empirically as a medicine for diarrhea, scratches, antinflammatory, snakebite, insecticide and nemasiticide. This study aims to identify plants based on pharmacognitive profiles including macroscopy, microscopy and non-parametric characters from plant parts of ageratum conyzoides to determine the standardization of herbs. The results showed that the leaves were ovoid, pale green, soft hairy and purple, bluish or white flowers flowers. Microscopic observations of cross section of stem and leaf showed the presence of parenchyma cells, collenchyma cells and multicellular non-glandular trichomes, upper and lower epidermal cells, stomata in the upper and lower epidermis of the leaf. The highest value of water content was in the radix. The highest value of ash content was in the stem. The highest value of acid soluble ash content was in the radix. The highest value of water-soluble extract was in the folium. The highest value of ethanol-soluble extract was in the flower. The results of this study can be used as authentication of plant parts and a basis for the analysis of the standard pharmacopoeia A. conyzoides.
- Subjects
SNAKEBITES; PLANTS; PLANT capacity; WEEDS; TRICHOMES; STOMATA
- Publication
Pharmacognosy Journal, 2020, Vol 12, Issue 5, p1072
- ISSN
0975-3575
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5530/pj.2020.12.151