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Nomenclature
Allium sativum L.   Liliaceae  
Standardized common name (English): garlic
Botanical Voucher Specimen
Organoleptic Characteristics
 
 
Scent Pungent, alliaceous. 
Flavor Warm, acrid 
Source: Culbreth, D. (1917) A Manual of Materia Media and Pharmacology, 6th ed. [3] 
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Macroscopic Characteristics
| Plants: Bulbous plant, .6 M. (2°) high; leaves long, flat, grass-like; flowers small, white, umbels.
 Bulb: sub-globular, compounded of 8-wedged bulblets, covered by several membranous scales. Contains volatile oil .25 p.c., mucilage 35 p.c., albumin, sugar, starch, water 60 p.c. 
Source: Culbreth, D. (1917) A Manual of Materia Media and Pharmacology, 6th ed. [4] 
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Microscopic Characteristics
High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification
Supplementary Information
Sources
- ↑ MOBOT, Tropicos.org http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100007656
 
- ↑ Botanical Voucher Specimen Library, Alkemists Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
 
- ↑ Culbreth, D. (1917) A Manual of Materia Media and Pharmacology, 6th ed.
 
- ↑ Culbreth, D. (1917) A Manual of Materia Media and Pharmacology, 6th ed.
 
- ↑ PlantaPhile http://plantaphile.com/
 
- ↑ PlantaPhile http://plantaphile.com/
 
- ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
 
- ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com