MACROSCOPIC AND ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE OF THE VEGETATIVE ORGANS OF DUCHESNEA INDICA

The macroscopic and anatomical-microscopic structural characteristics of the aboveground parts (vegetative organs) of Duchesnea indica (Andrews) Focke were studied. The study was conducted using microscopic analysis and permanent slide preparation methods. The results demonstrated that Duchesnea indica possesses trifoliate compound leaves, long creeping stolons, anomocytic stomata, simple and glandular capitate trichomes, and collateral vascular bundles, which constitute important diagnostic characteristics for its standardization. The findings of this study are of significant importance for the identification and use of this plant as a medicinal raw material in the pharmaceutical, medical, and botanical fields.