Scientific and applied pharmacognosy intended for the use of students in pharmacy, as a hand book for pharmacists, and as a reference book for food and drug analysts and pharmacologists . fibers usually have simple pores; and the medullaryray cells may become lignified. In addition, tracheid-like parenchy-matous cells are found in the wood of Opuntia and other genera. Cactus Grandiflorus, Herba Cacti Grandiflori, Night-blooming Cereus.—Cactus.—The stems and flowers of Cereus(Cactus) grandiflorus (Fam. Cactacese), a perennial, herbaceous orshrub-like plant, having thick succulent stems and prod
Scientific and applied pharmacognosy intended for the use of students in pharmacy, as a hand book for pharmacists, and as a reference book for food and drug analysts and pharmacologists . fibers usually have simple pores; and the medullaryray cells may become lignified. In addition, tracheid-like parenchy-matous cells are found in the wood of Opuntia and other genera. Cactus Grandiflorus, Herba Cacti Grandiflori, Night-blooming Cereus.—Cactus.—The stems and flowers of Cereus(Cactus) grandiflorus (Fam. Cactacese), a perennial, herbaceous orshrub-like plant, having thick succulent stems and producing large,fragrant flowers, which expand at night, lasting but a few plant is indigenous to Mexico, Central America and the West 456 SCIENTIFIC AND APPLIED PHARMACOGNOSY Indies, and is extensively cultivated as a house plant. The freshstems and flowers only are employed in medicine (Fig. 198). Description.—Stems cylindrical, 5- to 7-angled, branching; usuallyin pieces from 10 to 15 cm. in length and from 1 to 3 cm. in thickness;externally of a grass-green color and marked by alternate clusters of6 to 8 prickly thorns, from 1 to 2 mm. in length; internally bright. Fig. 198.—Cactus grandiflorus in burlap bags of about 150 lbs. Shipped fromnorthern Mexico, in a fresh condition.—After Moser. green, having a thick cortex with large mucilage cells and a smallcentral woody cylinder. Occasionally producing at the nodes cylin-drical, gradually tapering, irregularly curved, light grayish-brownroots from 5 to 20 cm. in length and 1 to 2 mm. in thickness. The flowers are from 15 to 20 cm. in diameter, subtended bya cylindrical stalk from 12 to 18 cm. in length and about 1 diameter; the latter consists of an ellipsoidal and nearly solid MESCAL 457 ovary at the basal portion, attaining a length of 4 cm. and sur-mounted by a long, hollow calyx tube upon which are borne thenumerous sepals in spiral series, varying from scale-like to longlinear-lanceolate leaves; cor
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