CONTRIBUTION TO MICROSCOPIC STUDY OF LAURUS NOBILIS L. WIDE SPREAD IN SYRIA
Mohammad Said Chmit, Hussein Moussa Kanaan* and Isam Hasan Agha
ABSTRACT
The microscopic study is not less important than the Phytochemical study, and it is considered as the first step in the diagnostically determination of the spices studies. Microscopic Sections of Laurus nobilis leaves and fruits were done by using paraffin molds, and a hand Microtome in order to conducting a light microscopical study to determine the histological tissue of this plant parts. Also, light microscopic study was done on the crushed leaves and fruits of Laurus nobilis in order to determine the specific diagnostic elements of this plant parts. The study revealed the existence of microscopic diagnostic elements characteristic of Laurus leaves, such as the oil cells, the pore shape, and the elongated epidermis cells, while the fruits powder are characterized by the stone cells which formed the endocarp.
Keywords: Laurus nobilis, Microscopic section, Microscopic of Laurus.
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