THE FARMAKOGNOSTIC STUDY OF GENUS CERASTIUM PLANT OF CENTRAL RUSSIA FLORA

The farmakognostic study of the wild plant flora of Central Russia field chickweed (Cerastiumarvense L.) from Caryophyllaceae family (Caryophyllaceae Juss.), including the morphological-anatomical structure of herb plant, as well as the chemical composition of certain polyphenolic and steroid compounds using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) were made.Identification was carried out by analyzing the substances UV spectra, which were obtained by HPLC. As a result of microscopic examination it was found as having a simple trichomes, druses of calcium oxalate, anomocytictype of stomata, open collateral bundle. Also was defined chemical composition of plant, comprising a polyphenolic compounds: tannin, epicatechingallate, epicatechin, coumarin, luteolin-7-glycoside, rutin, and phytoecdysteroidekdisten (ecdysterone).