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Abstract Pharmacognostical Study of Euphorbia peplus L. Family Euphorbiaceae, Growing in Egypt Euphorbia peplus L. is an annual erect, cylindrical, glabrous, light green weed. It reaches about 25 cm in height with numerous branches, the branches freely occur from the base. It carries simple alternate or opposite, exstipulate, shortly petiolated ovate to broadly ovate leaves. The Inflorescence (cyathium) is floral like, monoeious, yellowish green in color. Flower bud appears in March and opens in April. The fruits are capsules globular in shape, enclosing three seeds. Reviewing the available literature, nothing could be traced concerning the pharmacognostical study of E. peplus L. growing in Egypt this provoked us to study this plant which include: PART I: Botanical Study: Including Macro- and micro morphological studies of the different organs of E. peplus L. with the aim of finding out the diagnostic features by which the plant could be identified in both entire and powdered forms. PART II: Phytochemical Study: Including phytochemical screening, extraction, fractionation, isolation and identification of the different constituents of the plant. PART III: Authentication of E. peplus L. using DNA fing. |