Fennel Fruit
Synonyms: Fennel Fruit, Foeniculum, Foeniculi Fructus
Botanical Source: Fennel consists of the dried ripe fruits of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. var. vulgare, a cultivated herb of the family Umbelliferae.
Commercial Varieties
There are a number of commercial varieties of Fennel, which include...
Fruits
With the fertilized ovules transforming into seeds the ovary undergoes simultaneous appropriate changes and modifications in its structure to give am pie protection to the developing seeds. This secondarily developed and modified ovary enclosing the seeds is called the...
Synonyms
Caryophyllum, Caryophyllus, Caryophylli
Botanical Source of Clove Flower
Clove is the dried flower buds of Eugenia caryophyllus (Spring.) Spraque, and evergreen tree of the family Myrtaceae.
Geographical source
Eugenia caryophyllus is indigenous to Molucca islands and is now commercially cultivated in Zanzibar and Pamba...
In pharmacognosy, the term flower drugs is used in a collective sense for commercial purposes and the sample includes· not only the flowers but also a number of inflorescences. In some cases, the sample may not contain a whole...
A normal and typical dorsiventral leaf possesses the following anatomical structure
Upper Epidermis
The internal tissues of the leaf are covered on the upper surface by the upper epidermis. This consists of a single layer of cells with a thick cuticle...