Corrinder Flashcards
What are the uses of Fennel?
Fennel is used as a stomachic, aromatic, diuretic, carminative, diaphoretic, digestive, pectoral, and flavoring agent. It may have estrogen-like activity and inhibit spasms in smooth muscles.
What are the medicinal properties of Fennel?
Fennel can increase bile production, treat infant colic, promote menstruation, increase lactation, and act as an antipyretic, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory.
What is Coriander?
Coriander consists of dried ripe fruits of Coriandrum sativum Linn, belonging to the family Umbelliferae.
What are the geographical sources of Coriander?
Coriander is cultivated in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly in Russia, Hungary, Africa, and India.
How is Coriander cultivated?
Coriander seeds are sown in dry weather in shallow drills about 1/2 inch deep and 8 inches apart. The plants grow to a height of 1 to 3 feet and are harvested when the seeds are ripe.
What are the characteristics of Coriander fruit?
The fruit is a cremocarp, subspherical in shape, yellowish-brown in color, 3 to 4 mm in diameter, with an aromatic odor and spicy, aromatic taste.
What does the microscopy of Coriander show?
The transverse section shows a dorsal surface with two vittae and a carpophore, and a commissural surface
What are the chemical constituents of Coriander?
Coriander contains about 1% of volatile constituents like D-(+-)linalool, geraniol, and limonene, as well as fatty oils.
What are the uses of Coriander?
Coriander is used as an aromatic, antispasmodic, digestive, and is also used as a remedy for various ailments.
What are Tannins?
Tannins are plant polyphenols with antioxidant properties and are used in cleaning and other applications.
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five primary ridges and four secondary ridges. The
epicarp consists ofa single row of small thick-walled
cells with calcium oxalate crystals. The mesocarp has
an outer loosely arranged tangentially elongated
parenchyma cells and the middle layer consisting of
sclerenchyma. The middle layer is again divided into
the outer region and inner region; in which the outer
region of sclerenchymá is represented by
longitudinally running fibres
whereas the inner
region has tangentionally running fibres. The
vascular bundles are present below the primary
ridges. The inner layer has polygonal
irregularly