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    This document describes the plant Holarrhena antidysenterica, which is collected from wild sources for its antiprotozoal properties. The bark is collected from 8-12 year old trees and has a buff/brown color with deep cracks and longitudinal wrinkles. Microscopic analysis reveals features like cork cells, cork cambium, stone cells containing starch in the cortex, and medullary rays containing stone cells and calcium oxalate. The plant contains steroidal alkaloids and is used to treat amoebic dysentery.

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    This document describes the plant Holarrhena antidysenterica, which is collected from wild sources for its antiprotozoal properties. The bark is collected from 8-12 year old trees and has a buff/brown color with deep cracks and longitudinal wrinkles. Microscopic analysis reveals features like cork cells, cork cambium, stone cells containing starch in the cortex, and medullary rays containing stone cells and calcium oxalate. The plant contains steroidal alkaloids and is used to treat amoebic dysentery.

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    This document describes the plant Holarrhena antidysenterica, which is collected from wild sources for its antiprotozoal properties. The bark is collected from 8-12 year old trees and has a buff/brown color with deep cracks and longitudinal wrinkles. Microscopic analysis reveals features like cork cells, cork cambium, stone cells containing starch in the cortex, and medullary rays containing stone cells and calcium oxalate. The plant contains steroidal alkaloids and is used to treat amoebic dysentery.

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    3 Kurchi

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    This document describes the plant Holarrhena antidysenterica, which is collected from wild sources for its antiprotozoal properties. The bark is collected from 8-12 year old trees and has a buff/brown color with deep cracks and longitudinal wrinkles. Microscopic analysis reveals features like cork cells, cork cambium, stone cells containing starch in the cortex, and medullary rays containing stone cells and calcium oxalate. The plant contains steroidal alkaloids and is used to treat amoebic dysentery.

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    Holarrhena antidysenterica

    Apocynaceae
    Collection
    • Obtained from wild sources

    • Collected from plants of 8-12 yrs old

    • Longitudinal & transverse incisions are


    made in the trunk from July – Sept
    Description

    • Shape recurved
    • Surface buff / brownish colour
    shows deep cracks
    longitudinally wrinkled
    • Odourless
    • Taste bitter
    • Fracture short , granular , splintery
    Microscopy
    • Cork tangentially & radially elongated
    • Cork cambium present in several layers
    • Cortex stone cells single/groups horizontal layers
    Phloem fibers absent
    Parenchyma encircle stone cells &
    also contain starch
    • Medullary rays multiseriate
    Widen towards outer side
    In between them stone cells
    & calcium oxalate present
    Constituents
    • Steroidal alkaloids
    Conessine
    Norconessine
    Isoconessine
    Kurchine
    Uses
    • Antiprotozoal in the treatment of amoebic
    dysentery

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