Origanum vulgare (leaf and flower)

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=Introduction=
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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Origanum vulgare'' ssp. ''hirtum'' (leaf and flower) }}
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=Nomenclature=
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{{Microscopy | source=Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories
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      | caption1=Needle crystals of calcium oxalate with in a covering trichome observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
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      | description= Oregano (leaf and flower) (''Origanum vulgare'' ssp. ''hirtum'')
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      | image2=Origanum-1 Alkemist Laboratories.jpg
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      | caption2=Large stellate trichomes observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
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      | characteristics=cellular structures identified in this botanical specimen are the needle crystals of calcium oxalate with in a covering trichome and large stellate trichomes when observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
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            | reference=British Pharmacopoeia, 2003
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=Botanical Voucher Specimen=
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| companyURL=http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001070104
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| mainimage=Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum Kew barcode=K001070104 617713.jpg
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| caption=''Origanum vulgare'' subsp. ''hirtum''
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| source=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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=Organoleptic Characteristics=
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{{Organolepsy | source=Culbreth, D. (1917) A Manual of Materia Media and Pharmacology, 6th ed.
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            | description=Aromatic, pungent, bitter.}}
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=Macroscopic Characteristics=
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{{Macroscopy | source=Culbreth, D. (1917) A Manual of Materia Media and Pharmacology, 6th ed.
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| description=Perennial herb, 0.3-0.5 M. (12-18') high; stem square, purplish, downy; leaves 2.5 Cm. (1') long, ovate, entire, pellucid-punctate, hairy beneath, flowers pale purple, calyx 5-toothed, corolla 2-lipped, 4 exserted didynanamous stamens.
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=High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification=
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Latest revision as of 13:09, 4 May 2018

Contents

Nomenclature

Botanical Voucher Specimen

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Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum Kew barcode=K001070104 617713.jpg
Source: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.[1]

Organoleptic Characteristics

Aromatic, pungent, bitter.

Source: Culbreth, D. (1917) A Manual of Materia Media and Pharmacology, 6th ed. [2]

Macroscopic Characteristics

Perennial herb, 0.3-0.5 M. (12-18') high; stem square, purplish, downy; leaves 2.5 Cm. (1') long, ovate, entire, pellucid-punctate, hairy beneath, flowers pale purple, calyx 5-toothed, corolla 2-lipped, 4 exserted didynanamous stamens.

Source: Culbreth, D. (1917) A Manual of Materia Media and Pharmacology, 6th ed. [3]

Microscopic Characteristics

High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

Supplementary Information

Sources

  1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001070104
  2. Culbreth, D. (1917) A Manual of Materia Media and Pharmacology, 6th ed.
  3. Culbreth, D. (1917) A Manual of Materia Media and Pharmacology, 6th ed.
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