Colon

Physical Characters :

Colour : greenish yellow – Odour : aromatic odour – Taste : slightly bitter.

Chemical Composition :

Volatile oil investigation :

Preparation by hydrodistillation : ( E.P. 1984 ) The GLC investigation :

Result :

Microscopically examination

• Pollen grain spherical with spherical spiny exinle, has 3 germinal furrows.
• Fragments of petals with papillosed cells.
• Fragment of fibrous layer of another which is thick and lignified.
• Fragment of crystal layers : parenchyma cells contain Ca OX. crystals prisms.
• Vessels: spiral reticulate, pitted thick, lignified.
• Elongated cells
• Fibers group: elongated, fuseforme, thick lignified.

Preiparation of fatty acids

• N. Hexane ext. was reflexes 2N KOH ( alcoholic solution ) for 4 hours. Extract with ether (3 x 300 ml)
• Add to the aqueous extract, Hcl > till the PH is acedic. Extract with either (3 x 300 ml)
• Methylation by using Diazomethane.
• GLC investip ation of fatty acids.

Result are listed in this table :

Side effects :

There are no side effects