materialThe fresh spathe of P. dactylifera L. was collected in March2009, from the villages of Burraidah region of Saudi Arabia. Thetaxonomist Dr. Mohammed Yousuf Yaqoob from the College ofPharmacy at King Saud University, identified the plant and voucherspecimens (# 15387) were deposited at the College of Pharmacy,King Saud University Herbarium