Questions of diagnostics the fruits of Onopordum akanthium L. as perspective medicinal vegetable raw materials

Preliminary researches allowed to reveal prospects of Onopordum acanthium L. fruits as a source of biologically active compounds of phenolic and triterpenoid nature. In a type of value the fruits as possible medicinal vegetable raw materials there was a need of development of the standard documentation regulating its quality. Morphologic-anatomic researches of Onopordum acanthium L. fruits prepared in Samara oblast are conducted. Features of morphology and anatomy of Onopordum acanthium L. fruits are studied. The characteristic signs having diagnostic value are revealed. The section "Microscopy" of the draft of pharmacopoeia article on Onopordum acanthium L. fruits is developed.