Abstract

MICROMORPHOLOGICAL AND MICROMETRIC EVALUATION OF OPUNTIA ELATIOR MILL. FLOWER

*Hemil D. Patel, Harisha C. R., Rabinarayan Acharya and Switu Jani

Abstract

Opuntia species have been traditionally used as ethno-medicine to cure various ailments. The present study reveals the micromorphology and micrometric evaluation of opuntia elatior Mill flower. It is seen from the literature that Opuntia elatior Mill. of Cactaceae family is an important plant for its medicinal uses in the treatment of anaemia, asthma etc. Till date Swarasa of fruit of this plant has been evaluated for its activities such as analgesic, anti inflametary,anti diabetic, antihyperglycemic, antispermatogenic. Till date reference have not been found regarding flower micromorphorphology and its micrometric evaluation. Present study was carried out to evaluate detail pharmacognostical characters on flower including its micrometric evaluation of O.elatior Mill. Results shows measurement of Pollen grain, multicellular trichome, Stomata, Androecium, Gynoecium, etc.

Keywords: Analgesic, Flower, Microscopic, Micrometric, opuntia.