Study of morphological and anatomical signs and macro- and microelement composition of raw mistle (Viscum album L.)

The article presents the results of studies on the identification of diagnostic signs of white mistletoe shoots and the content of macro- and microelements. The purpose of the study is to reveal the features of the morphological and anatomical structure of the vegetative organs of mistletoe and to study their elemental composition. The object of the study was fresh and dried leafy shoots of Viscum album L., growing on trees and shrubs in the regions of the Stavropol and Krasnodar regions, the republics of the North Caucasus. The microscopic method of pharmacognostic analysis was performed in accordance with the requirements of the State Pharmacopoeia XIV edition. The analysis of the elemental composition was carried out on the basis of JSC «North Caucasian PGO» by the evaporation method on a DFS-8-1 device. The results of the work can be applied to the standardization of medicinal plant materials of mistletoe. The analyzed samples of white mistletoe shoots are rich in calcium, iron, phosphorus and were characterized by low sodium content. Shoots of V. album collected from black poplar showed the highest magnesium content. In the shoots of V. album collected from the common pear, the content of zinc is quite high. According to the conducted studies of white mistletoe shoots, their morphological data and anatomical and diagnostic features were specified. The results obtained allowed the authors to conclude that there were no significant differences in the content of macro- and microelements in samples of mistletoe raw materials harvested from different host trees and their equivalence.

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