COMPARATIVE ANATOMY OF SIX SPECIES OF SIDA

摘要

Many species of Sida are widely used as the ayurvedic raw drug 'bala' in different regions for treating rheumatism. Present paper deals with the comparative anatomy of the roots of most commonly used six species of Sida. The study includes micromorphological, anatomical and maceration studies. Roots of all the six species show differences in their anatomical characters and in the quantity and position of inclusions such as rosette crystals of calcium oxalate, starch grains and pattern of arrangementof the phloem fibres.