Filipendula ulmaria (leaf)
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=Introduction= | =Introduction= | ||
=Macroscopic Entries= | =Macroscopic Entries= | ||
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| + | {{Macroscopy | source=United States Dispensatory (1918) | ||
| + | | description=''Spiraea Ulmaria'' L. (''Filipendula Ulmaria'' (L.) Maxim.), | ||
| + | commonly known as ''Queen of the Meadow'', or ''Meadow-sweet'' | ||
| + | and many if not all the species of this genus contain a colorless volatile oil, | ||
| + | very similar to the oil of gaultheria, but composed mainly of salicylic aldehyde, with | ||
| + | only smaller amounts of methyl salicylate. | ||
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| + | A yellow, crystalline powder of a bitter taste, insoluble in | ||
| + | water, slightly so in alcohol, readily soluble in ether, and having an acid reaction. | ||
| + | ''Spiraeaic acid'' (now recognized as ''salicylic acid'') (J. Pr. Chem., xix) was separated | ||
| + | from the flowers of S. Ulmaria by Lowig and Weidmann. | ||
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| + | The roots of probably most of the species contain tannic acid, gallic acid, and when | ||
| + | fresh some of the volatile oils. | ||
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=Microscopic Entries= | =Microscopic Entries= | ||
{{Microscopy | source=Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories | {{Microscopy | source=Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories | ||
Revision as of 17:51, 7 January 2014
Contents |
Introduction
Macroscopic Entries
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Microscopic Entries
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HPTLC Entries
Other Points of Interest
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