Cichorium intybus (root)

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Contents

Nomenclature

Cichorium intybus L.   Asteraceae  
Standardized common name (English): chicory  
Ayurvedic name(s): kasni  
Pinyin name(s): ju ju (aboveground parts)

Macroscopic Characteristics

A perennial herbaceous composite plant. The

whole plant has a bitter taste, without acrimony or any very peculiar flavor.The taste is strongest in the root and weakest in the flowers.

Source: United States Dispensatory (1918) [1]

Microscopic Characteristics

Large tracheids observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.

Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories [2]

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High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

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Cichorium intybus HPTLC ID - 10% Ethanolic Sulfuric Acid Reagent UV 365 nm

Chicory (root) (Cichorium intybus)

Lane Assignments Lanes, from left to right (Track, Volume, Sample):

  1. 3 μL Oleanolic acid
  2. 3 μL Cichorium intybus-1 Vouchered Specimen (root)
  3. 3 μL Cichorium intybus-2 (root)
  4. 3 μL Cichorium intybus-3 (root)
  5. 3 μL Cichorium intybus-4 (root)
  6. 3 μL Cichorium intybus-5 (root)
  7. 3 μL Cichorium intybus-6 (root)
  8. 3 μL Ursolic Acid

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 CH2Cl2: Petroleum ether [8/2] 

Sample Preparation Method 0.3 g + 3 ml CH3OH sonicated + heated @ 50° C ~ 1 hr. 

Detection Method 10% Ethanolic H2SO4 -> 115° C 15 min -> UV 365 nm 

Reference see Pharmacopoeia of The Peoples Republic of China, Volume 1, 2005


Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories [3]

Supplementary Information


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