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The genus Cinnamomum

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(k) Medullary 2 cells wide, radially 1–3 cells wide, radially 1–3 cells wide, radially 2–4 cells wide, radially<br />

ray cells arranged, wider near the elongated elongated, contain numerous elongated, filled with starch<br />

pericycle and narrow raphides of calcium oxalate grains, raphides of calcium<br />

towards the periphery, filled oxalate and a brownish<br />

with starch grains and substance<br />

raphides of calcium oxalate<br />

(l) Powder Light brown or yellowish Greyish to light brownish Dark brown to chocolate Deep brown to chocolate<br />

brown in colour, odour with camphoraceous odour. brown, odour fragrant, taste brown, odour aromatic, taste<br />

fragrant, taste warm, sweet, Taste aromatic and aromatic and mucilaginous. astringent and slightly<br />

pungent and aromatic. camphoraceous. Characterised by the presence pungent. Characterised by<br />

Characterised by the presence Characterised by the of cork cells, cortical cells, the presence of cork cells,<br />

of cortical cells with starch presence of stone cells, secretory cells containing oil, cortical cells with or without<br />

grains and small acicular cortical and phloem fibres, medullary ray cells with or starch grains and acicular<br />

crystals of calcium oxalate, oil and mucilaginous cells, without acicular crystals of and few prismatic crystals of<br />

pericyclic and phloem fibres, cortical cells and acicular calcium oxalate calcium oxalate. Normal as<br />

acicular and a few prismatic crystals of calcium oxalate well as half stone cells,<br />

crystals of calcium oxalate mucilaginous cells, cortical<br />

and pholem fibres<br />

Source: Chaudhuri and Kayal, 1971.

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