MACRO- AND MICROMORPHOLOGY OF THE STEM AND LEAF OF WEDELIA PROSTRATA HOOK. ET ARN. (IIEMSL.) CULTIVATED IN EGYPT

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

Abstract

The macro- and micromorphologlcal characters of the stems and leaves of Wedelia prostrata Hook. et Arn. (Hemsl.] cultivated in Egypt have been investigated in order to determine the diagnostic features by which each organ could be identified in both the entire and powdered forms.