Berberis aquifolium (root)
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|aka=holly-leaf barberry; mountain grape; Oregon grapeholly; Oregon barberry | |aka=holly-leaf barberry; mountain grape; Oregon grapeholly; Oregon barberry | ||
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| 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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+ | | description=Oregon hollygrape is a low-growing shrub from 2 to 5 feet in height, resembling the holly of the Eastern States. The leaves are divided like those of an ash; the five to nine leaflets from 2 to 3 inches long and about 1 inch wide are evergreen, thick, leathery, smooth, and shining on the upper surface with marginal spines. The numerous small yellow flowers appear in April and May and are borne in erect clusters. The fruit consists of a cluster of blue berries. The rootstock and roots are more or less knotty, about an inch or less in diameter, with tough yellow wood and brownish bark. | ||
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| 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. | | 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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Latest revision as of 18:13, 16 June 2015
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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)
- ↑ American Medicinal Plants of Commercial Importance (1930)
- ↑ United States Dispensatory (1918)
- ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
- ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com