[Identification of Chinese drug sea coconut]

Zhong Yao Cai. 1998 Oct;21(10):494-6.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Sea Coconut is the seed of Lodoicea maldivica Persoon, palmae. It is one species in the Seychelles Islands, Africa. The drug is yellow-white in colour, slice-shaped, 12 cm in length and 4 cm in breadth. Seed-coat cell circular in shape. Under seed-coat, the cells are elliptic, and stone cells are rectangle with thick wall and large pit. Endosperm cell elongate with thick wall and large pits, the end of pits enlarge as a pearl.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Arecaceae / anatomy & histology
  • Arecaceae / chemistry*
  • Cocos / anatomy & histology
  • Cocos / chemistry
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / analysis
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry
  • Plants, Medicinal / anatomy & histology
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry*
  • Seeds / anatomy & histology*
  • Seeds / cytology

Substances

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal