Ligustrum lucidum (fruit)

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Nomenclature

Ligustrum lucidum W.T. Aiton   Oleaceae  
Standardized common name (English): ligustrum  
Pinyin name(s): nu zhen; nu zhen zi (fruit)

Botanical Voucher Specimen

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Ligustrum lucidum Tropicos 77653 (S).jpg
Source: MOBOT, Tropicos.org[1]

Ligustrum lucidum Tropicos 100018893.jpg
Source: MOBOT, Tropicos.org[2]

Organoleptic Characteristics

[Ligustrum lucidum's] leaves ... have an astringent, bitter taste, and the flowers ... are small, snow-white, and of an agreeable odor ...

The berries are black, [and] have a sweetish bitter taste ...
Source: United States Dispensatory (1918) [3]

Macroscopic Characteristics

Microscopic Characteristics

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Ligustrum lucidum - Alkemist Laboratories.JPG
Large bundle of fibers showing multiple layers in different directions observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[4]

Ligustrum lucidum-1 - Alkemist Laboratories.JPG
Thick walled cells with orange brown pigment observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[5]

High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

Supplementary Information

Sources

  1. ↑ MOBOT, Tropicos.org http://www.tropicos.org/Image/77653
  2. ↑ MOBOT, Tropicos.org http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100018893
  3. ↑ United States Dispensatory (1918)
  4. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
  5. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
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