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Pharmacognostic Study on Solanum nigrum L. Variants Black and Orange Fruits


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1 PG and Research Department of Botany, Vellalar College for Women, (Autonomous) Thindal, Erode – 638012, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Environmental and Herbal Sciences, Tamil University Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
3 Department of Botany, Government Arts College (Autonomous), Salem – 636007, Tamil Nadu, India
 

The present work deals with pharmacognostic study on Solanum nigrum L. black and orange fruits. The two variants of Solanum nigrum are used in food as well as medicine one for the other. These two variants have distinctive features both in morphology and anatomy. The results showed important diagnostic characters and differences of fruits and seeds. This study provides scientific validation on anatomical features of fruits of two variants.


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Black Fruit, Orange Fruit, Pharmacognosy Solanum nigrum, Solanaceae.
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Authors

G. Jayanthi
PG and Research Department of Botany, Vellalar College for Women, (Autonomous) Thindal, Erode – 638012, Tamil Nadu, India
S. Shahila Devi
Department of Environmental and Herbal Sciences, Tamil University Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
M. Jegadeesan
Department of Environmental and Herbal Sciences, Tamil University Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
T. Senthilkumar
Department of Botany, Government Arts College (Autonomous), Salem – 636007, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract


The present work deals with pharmacognostic study on Solanum nigrum L. black and orange fruits. The two variants of Solanum nigrum are used in food as well as medicine one for the other. These two variants have distinctive features both in morphology and anatomy. The results showed important diagnostic characters and differences of fruits and seeds. This study provides scientific validation on anatomical features of fruits of two variants.


Keywords


Black Fruit, Orange Fruit, Pharmacognosy Solanum nigrum, Solanaceae.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15613/sijrs%2F2017%2Fv4i2%2F184635