Althaea officinalis (root)

Macroscopic Entries

Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis)  Reference see Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Aug 2013 <http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100107288>, Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Aug 2013 <http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100107287> Source: MOBOT, Tropicos.org Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis)

Microscopic Entries

Bast fibers observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.cellular structures identified in this botanical specimen are bast fibers and the mucilage bearing parenchyma cells with a rosette of calcium oxalate when observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution. Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories

HPTLC Entries

Althaea officinalis HPTLC ID - Natural Product Reagent + PEG UV 365 nm Marshmallow (root) (Althaea officinalis) Lane Assignments Lanes, from left to right (Track, Volume, Sample): 1 μL Caffeic acid, Chlorogenic Acid, Hyperoside, Rutin ~0.1% in CH3OH 3 μL Althaea officinalis-1 (root) 3 μL Althaea officinalis-2 (root) 3 μL Althaea officinalis-3 (root) 3 μL Althaea officinalis-3 (root) 3 μL Althaea officinalis-4 (root) 3 μL Althaea officinalis-5 (root) 1 μL Caffeic acid, Chlorogenic Acid, Hyperoside, Rutin ~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 Pharmaceuticals, Costa Mesa, CA.  Stationary Phase Silica gel 60, F254, 10 x 10 cm HPTLC plates  Mobile Phase ethyl acetate: glacial acetic acid: formic acid: water [10/1.1/1.1/2.4]  Sample Preparation Method 0.5 g + 5 mL MeOH sonicate/heat @ 50°C ~ 1/2 hr, cntrfg, evap w N2, qs 1mL MeOH  Detection Method Natural Product Reagent + PEG -> UV 365 nm  Reference see British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, 1996 Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories