Pharmacognostical study of achenes of some plants from Asteraceae family

Abstract

Y. O. Bychkova, H. Y. Babaeva, A. G. Deviatov

In the present paper are represented morphological studies on determination of weight of 1000 achenes, and sieve analysis of fruits of some plants from Asteraceae family (Arctium lappa L., Leuzea carthamoides (Willd.) D.C, Inula helenium L., Echinacea purpurea Moench., Calendula officinalis L.). Lipid, alcohol-soluble and water-soluble complexes in fruits of C. officinalis were studied.