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Nomenclature

Artemisia absinthium L.   Asteraceae  
Standardized common name (English): wormwood

Botanical Voucher Specimen

Source: MOBOT, Tropicos.org[1]	Source: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.[2]

Organoleptic Characteristics

Macroscopic Characteristics

Microscopic Characteristics

The most distinctive tissue elements are the very abundant T-shaped, rather thin-walled trichromes with three to four basal cells; the rather large, yellowish, sessile, glandular trichromes with several vertical tiers of cells, are also quite diagnostic some pollen grains presenting the characteristics of the pollen of the order Compositae will generally be found. The vertical walls of the epidermal cells are wavy or sinuate and the stomata are abundant and fairly large. Compare with Achillea and insect powder which are similar in certain of the histological characteristics. Source: Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed. [4] T-shaped trichromes with three to four basal cells in 400X Acidified chloral Hydrate Soln. Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[5] Fragment of a strap-shaped tubular covering trichrome Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[6] Source: Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.[7]

High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

Supplementary Information

Sources

1. ↑ MOBOT, Tropicos.org http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100158913
2. ↑ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K000891973
3. ↑ Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.
4. ↑ Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.
5. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com/
6. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com/
7. ↑ Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.