Vaccinium macrocarpon (fruit)

Nomenclature

Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton   Ericaceae  
Standardized common name (English): cranberry

Microscopic Characteristics

Fragment of flattened and folded exocarp observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution. Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories	Reticulately thickened cells of the testa observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution. Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories

High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

Vaccinium macrocarpon HPTLC ID - 10% Ethanolic Sulfuric Acid 365 nm Cranberry (fruit) (Vaccinium macrocarpon) Lane Assignments Lanes, from left to right (Track, Volume, Sample): 3 μL Catechin ~0.1% in CH3OH 3 μL Vaccinium macrocarpon-1 (fruit) 3 μL Vaccinium macrocarpon-2 (fruit) 3 μL Vaccinium macrocarpon-3 (fruit) 3 μL Vaccinium macrocarpon-3 (fruit) 4 μL Vaccinium macrocarpon-4 (fruit) 3 μL Vaccinium macrocarpon-4 (fruit) 3 μL Gallic Acid ~0.1% in CH3OH Reference materials used here have been authenticated by macroscopic, microscopic &/or TLC studies according to the reference source cited below held at Alkemists Laboratories, Costa Mesa, CA.  Stationary Phase Silica gel 60, F254, 10 x 10 cm HPTLC plates  Mobile Phase CHCl3: CH3OH: HCOOH: H2O [6/2/1.4/0.1]  Sample Preparation Method 0.3 g + 3 ml CH3OH sonicate/heat @ 50° C ~ 1/2 hr  Detection Method 10% Ethanolic Sulfuric Acid -> 115° C 15 min -> UV 365 nm  Reference see American Herbal Pharmacopoeia & Therapeutic Compendium Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories