Pharmaceutical botany - Lighthouse Survival Blog
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PASSIFLORACEjE 8<br />
leaves, and regular, symmetrical, hypogynous flowers which are four-<br />
to five-membered throughout, the petals blue, yellow, or white, and<br />
fugacious. It embraces 15 genera and about 235 species, distributed<br />
over the world.<br />
Official drug Part used Botanical name<br />
Linum Seed Linum usitatissimum<br />
Family 32. Guttifer^.—A family of polypetalous trees or shrubs<br />
—the gamboge family—with resinous juice, opposite, coriaceous leaves,<br />
and terminal or axillary clusters of regular dioecious flowers. It em-<br />
braces 26 genera and about 370 species, all natives of the tropics.<br />
Official drug Part used Botanical name<br />
Cambogia Gum resin Garcinia hanburii<br />
Famii-y :i2.<br />
Malvace^ or Mallow Family.—A family of chlori-<br />
petalous herbs, shrubs, or trees abounding in mucilage and usually<br />
with the above-ground portion covered with trichomes; the leaves are<br />
alternate and palmately nerved; the flowers regular, the corolla beau-<br />
tifully colored, funnel or bell-shaped, stamens monadelphous ; fruit a<br />
several-celled pod.<br />
Official drug Part used Botanical name<br />
Althaea Root (peeled) Althsea officinalis<br />
Gossypii Cortex Bark of root Gossypium herbaceum<br />
Gossypium Purificatum Hairs of seed Gossypium herbaceum<br />
Oleum Gossypii seminis Oil of seed Gossypium herbaceum<br />
Family 34. PAPAVERACEiE.—A family of polypetalous plants<br />
the poppy family—usually with milky or colored juice, alternate ex-<br />
stipulate leaves, and long one-flowered peduncles, the flowers usually<br />
with two caducous sepals and four cruciate petals. It embraces<br />
about 20 genera and 80 species.<br />
Herbs or low shrubs with milky or colored, narcotic juices. Flowers<br />
showy. Fruit usually a many-sided capsule. Temperate and tropical<br />
regions.<br />
Official drug Part used Botanical name<br />
Opium Concrete milky exudate Papaver somniferum<br />
Sanguinaria Rhizome Sanguinaria canadensis<br />
Family 35. Passiflorace^.—A family of polypetalous shrubs,<br />
trees, or rarely herbs—the passion-flower family—often climbing, with<br />
alternate, palmately lobed or compound leaves and solitary or racemose,<br />
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