Berberis aquifolium (root)
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{{Macroscopy | source=United States Dispensatory (1918) | {{Macroscopy | source=United States Dispensatory (1918) | ||
| description="[Rhizome's] odor distinct; taste strongly bitter. ... Slightly odorous; taste distinctive, very bitter; on chewing it tinges the saliva yellow."}} | | description="[Rhizome's] odor distinct; taste strongly bitter. ... Slightly odorous; taste distinctive, very bitter; on chewing it tinges the saliva yellow."}} | ||
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{{Macroscopy | source=United States Dispensatory (1918) | {{Macroscopy | source=United States Dispensatory (1918) | ||
− | | description="The ''Oregon grape'' is a tall shrub, about six to seven feet high, | + | | description="The ''Oregon grape'' is a tall shrub, about six to seven feet high, with evergreen, coriaceous, bright and shining leaves, and having numerous small, yellowish-green flowers in the early Spring, and later clusters of purple berries containing an acid pulp. |
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The root, which was formerly official, occurs in pieces about a foot long, one-fourth of an inch thick, of a brownish exterior, but yellowish within, yielding a bright lemon-colored bitter powder. The rhizome was officially described as l( in mere or less knotty irregular pieces of varying length and from 3 to 20 mm. in diameter; bark from 1/2 to 2 mm. thick; wood yellowish, distinctly radiate with narrow medullary rays, hard and tough; rhizome with a small pith [...] Pieces without the bark should be rejected." U. S. VIII. | The root, which was formerly official, occurs in pieces about a foot long, one-fourth of an inch thick, of a brownish exterior, but yellowish within, yielding a bright lemon-colored bitter powder. The rhizome was officially described as l( in mere or less knotty irregular pieces of varying length and from 3 to 20 mm. in diameter; bark from 1/2 to 2 mm. thick; wood yellowish, distinctly radiate with narrow medullary rays, hard and tough; rhizome with a small pith [...] Pieces without the bark should be rejected." U. S. VIII. | ||
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| mainimage=Oregon Grape root.jpg | | mainimage=Oregon Grape root.jpg | ||
| caption1=Sclerenchyma fibers observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution. | | caption1=Sclerenchyma fibers observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution. | ||
| description=Oregon Grape (root) (''Berberis aquifolium'' Pursh) | | description=Oregon Grape (root) (''Berberis aquifolium'' Pursh) | ||
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| image2=Oregon Grape root-1.jpg | | image2=Oregon Grape root-1.jpg | ||
| caption2=Medullary ray with yellow walls observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution. | | caption2=Medullary ray with yellow walls observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution. |
Revision as of 22:30, 16 March 2014
Contents |
Nomenclature
Berberis aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. Berberidaceae
Syn. Berberis aquifolium Pursh
Standardized common name (English): Oregon grape
Botanical Voucher Specimen
Organoleptic Characteristics
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Macroscopic Characteristics
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Microscopic Characteristics
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High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification
Supplementary Information
Sources
- ↑ United States Dispensatory (1918)
- ↑ United States Dispensatory (1918)
- ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
- ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com