東南アジア生薬の生薬学的研究(第2報) : タイ国生薬"Ma-kham thai"(タマリンド葉)について

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The original plant of crude drugs called "Ma-kham" or "Ma-kham thai" in Thailand is Tamarindus indica L., which is a good road-side tree in tropical Asia. Although many parts of this plant are served for economic use, "Tamarind pulp" is much used for jam, syrup and medicine. The decoction of leaves may be used for fever in Malaya or as a laxative in Thailand. However, leaves of "Ma-kham" (Tamarindus indica. L.) are sometimes wrongly called "Ma-kham khaek" (Cassia acutifolia) in Bangkok markets. We investigated a sample of "Ma-kham khaek" collected in a Bangkok market and identified it as the leaf of Tamarindus indica L.. It was shown that Tamarind leaf can easily be distinguished from Senna leaf by morphological differences. Furthermore, anthraquinone derivatives could not be detected in Tamarind leaf. These results suggest that the confusion between the crude drugs arise from similarities in name and use. List of abbreviation AC: auxiliary cell, CO: collenchyma, CS: solitary crystal, CU: cuticule, EPL: lower epidermis, EPU: upper epidermis, GC: guard cell, H: hair, PA: palisade parenchyma, PH: phloem, RSC: respiratory cavity, SC: sclerenchyma, SP: spongy parenchyma, STO: stoma, V: vessel.
日本生薬学会の論文
1971-06-20