Research Article

Standard microscopic slide preparation technique as a new and useful tool for analyzing mucilage content in marshmallow root

Authors: Dragana Rančič (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade, Serbia) , Slobodan Dražić (Institute for Medicinal Plant Research “Dr. Josif Pančić”, Belgrade, Serbia) , Svetlana Aćić (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade, Serbia) , Radenko Radošević (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade, Serbia) , Zora Dajić Stevanović (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade, Serbia)

  • Standard microscopic slide preparation technique as a new and useful tool for analyzing mucilage content in marshmallow root

    Research Article

    Standard microscopic slide preparation technique as a new and useful tool for analyzing mucilage content in marshmallow root

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Abstract

Marshmallow ( Althaea officinalis L.) root is used as a drug in medicine, pharmaceutical, cosmetic as well as in food products, due to the content of mucilage with a broad range of physicochemical properties. Since mucilage content in roots depends on genotype and growing conditions, the quality control is, therefore, one of the major tasks in the rational use of the drug.  In this paper we compare data for mucilage content in roots obtained by standard procedure which implies measuring of swelling ratio in dried samples, with anatomical features of roots obtained by different methods for anatomical analysis, and we have shown that anatomical method could be used for determination of mucilage content in marshmallow root.

Keywords: root anatomy, drug, medicinal plant, Althaea officinalis

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Rančič, D., Dražić, S., Aćić, S., Radošević, R. & Dajić Stevanović, Z., (2018) “Standard microscopic slide preparation technique as a new and useful tool for analyzing mucilage content in marshmallow root”, Lekovite Sirovine 38(1), 39-43. doi: https://doi.org/10.5937/leksir1838039r

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2018-12-25

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