Basil Leaf Trichomes, Sem

by Oliver Meckes EYE OF SCIENCE

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Basil Leaf Trichomes, Sem

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Oliver Meckes EYE OF SCIENCE

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The picture shows the surface of a basil leaf on which trichomes (plant hair, gray) and oil containing trichomes (pale yellow and pale green) can be seen. The plant hairs have different functions, e.g. there are protective, stabilizing and glandular hairs. Here the gray-blue colored trichomes are for mechanical protection, the round and bun-shaped ones are filled with etheric oils and are called glandular trichomes, they burst when touched, protect the plant chemically and often contain medicinally effective substances and aromas. Basil is one of the labiate flowers and is used as a spice and as a flavoring in cosmetics. In folk medicine it is used for flatulence, loss of appetite, feeling of fullness, as a diuretic and for throat infections.Scanning electron microscope, 2801 (when 15cm wide).

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