Estudio farmacobotánico de hojas, cortezas y leños de Simaroubaceae sensu lato de Argentina. Parte I. Alvaradoa subovata Cronquist, Picramnia parvifolia Engl., Picramnia sellowii Planch. y Castela coccinea Griseb.

ADRIANA CORTADI,; LUISINA ANDRIOLO; MARIA NOEL CAMPAGNA; MARIA LAURA MARTÍNEZ,; OSVALDO DI SAPIO; ADRIANA M. BROUSSALIS; MARTHA GATTUSO; SUSANA GATTUSO

BOLETíN LATINOAMERICANO Y DEL CARIBE DE PLANTAS MEDICINALES Y AROMáTICAS

BLACPMA

Lugar: Santiago de Chile; Año: 2009 vol. 9 p. 20 - 37

0717-7917

The Simaroubaceae (sensu lato) family is represented in Argentina by six genera and eight species, seven of which are native and only one non-autochthonous; some are used in folk medicine as tonic, insecticides and pesticides. Leaves were cut previous paraffin embedding and diaphanization. Longitudinal and cross-sectional cuts were made on cortex and leños and were cut and macerated. They were stained with Safranine-Fast-green and Cresyl Violet. Microscopic examination was performed by light microscopy and SEM. In the present work leaves, cortex and leños from Alvaradoa subovata, Picramnia parvifolia, Picramnia sellowii and Castela coccinea were morpho-anatomically analyzed in order to determine diagnosis characters to identify diagnostic characters to ensure the identity and quality of these resources. In leaves, namely, 1. presence or absence of gland hairs, mesophile type, presence of mucilage; 2. cortex: periderm, radii types, crystals, sclerenchyma elements; 3. leño size, pores location, radii, and axial parenchyma, among others. Complete the presentation with photomicrographs and keys in order to provide adequate differentiation between entities.