Authentication and Quality Control of the Brazilian Traditional Herb ‘Carquejas’ (Baccharis Species) Using Morpho-Anatomy and Microscopy.
Abstract: This research investigates the morpho-anatomical characteristics of seven Baccharis species, namely B. articulata, B. milleflora, B. myriocephala, B. pentaptera, B. riograndensis, B. sagittalis and B. trimera. Commonly called carquejas, these species have aerial photosynthetic winged stems...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa) |
| Repositorio: | Repositório Institucional da EMBRAPA (Repository Open Access to Scientific Information from EMBRAPA - Alice) |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br:doc/1169396 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1169396 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Micromorphology Baccharis Anatomia Vegetal Morfologia Vegetal Controle de Qualidade Carqueja Asteraceae Plant anatomy Quality control |
| Sumario: | Abstract: This research investigates the morpho-anatomical characteristics of seven Baccharis species, namely B. articulata, B. milleflora, B. myriocephala, B. pentaptera, B. riograndensis, B. sagittalis and B. trimera. Commonly called carquejas, these species have aerial photosynthetic winged stems known as cladodes and are widely used traditionally to treat digestive and diuretic disorders. This study aimed to characterize these commonly misidentified species using morphological and microscopic techniques, including light and scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Trichomes, the presence or absence of oil bodies, and a subepidermal collenchyma layer at the wing edge were identified as primary anatomical markers that can help differentiate the studied species. |
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