Morphological studies of cellular structures in herb medicine of Yangmiryungwhan were undertaken for quality control. This investigation was carried out with light microscope to observe morphological structure of plant cells or tissues contained in co...
Morphological studies of cellular structures in herb medicine of Yangmiryungwhan were undertaken for quality control. This investigation was carried out with light microscope to observe morphological structure of plant cells or tissues contained in commercial Yangmiryungwhan , which was widely used for improvement of blood circulation in traditional oriental medicine. Yangmiryungwhan is a mixture of 16 kinds of herb medicine from stem, bark, root and fruit of plants. Ten pellets of it was socked and incubated in Jeffery's solution before staining in safranine for light microscopy to investigate cell or tissue types. parenchyma cells, epiderrnis, trichomes, vessels, fibers, sclereids were observed, and each of these organs could be identified as two to eight different types which might be originated from different plants. Microscopic observation was thought to be a good methods to control the quality of the herbal medicine because only small amount of material was enough for this purpose.