Narayana Sunil Kumar Koppala, Gopi Divya Kallingilkalathil, Rubeena Mattummal, Parameswaran Sathiya Rajeswaran
Department of Pharmacognosy and , (Central Council for Research in Siddha, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Department of Director Incharge, Siddha Central Research Institute, (Central Council for Research in Siddha, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ayu. 2019 Jul-Sep;40(3):196-203. doi: 10.4103/ayu.AYU_194_17. Epub 2020 Aug 8.
(true cinnamon or ) is a well‑known spice with immense medicinal properties. Its adulteration with leaf and bark of other species belonging to genus is found to be a common practice in India.
is used as a substitute of . owing to its apparent macroscopic similarities.
Fresh leaves of . and growing in South India were collected and studied to establish their macro-microscopic identity with pharmacognostical perspective.
Detailed microscopic evaluation by transverse section, maceration, and powder microscopy was conducted to delineate the two species. Detailed macroscopic identification served the purpose of identification of the entire drug on the spot, and microscopy has helped in the identification of fragmented and powdered form of the drugs.
Further chemical and biological studies may be necessary to confirm whether these leaves can be used as a substitute or adulterant for other species .
(真正的肉桂或)是一种具有巨大药用特性的著名香料。在印度,人们发现用樟属其他物种的叶子和树皮掺假是一种常见做法。
由于其明显的宏观相似性,(某物种)被用作(另一物种)的替代品。
采集并研究了生长在印度南部的(某物种)、(另一物种)和(又一物种)的新鲜叶子,从生药学角度确定它们的宏观和微观特征。
通过横切面、浸渍和粉末显微镜检查进行了详细的微观评估,以区分这两个物种。详细的宏观鉴定有助于当场识别整个药物,而显微镜检查有助于识别药物的碎片和粉末形式。
可能需要进一步的化学和生物学研究来确认这些叶子是否可以用作其他物种(某物种)的替代品或掺假物。