Echinacea angustifolia (root)
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{{Macroscopy | source=United States Dispensatory (1918) | {{Macroscopy | source=United States Dispensatory (1918) | ||
− | | description=The root is described as nearly entire, cylindrical, very slightly tapering and sometimes slightly spirally | + | | description= |
+ | The root is described as nearly entire, cylindrical, very slightly tapering and sometimes slightly spirally | ||
twisted, from 10 to 20 cm. in length and from 4 to 13 mm. in diameter, externally | twisted, from 10 to 20 cm. in length and from 4 to 13 mm. in diameter, externally | ||
grayish-brown, light brown or purplish-brown, slightly annulate in the upper portion, | grayish-brown, light brown or purplish-brown, slightly annulate in the upper portion, | ||
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− | | description=Under the microscope, sections show the presence of intercellular (schizogenous) oil and resin | + | | description= |
+ | Under the microscope, sections show the presence of intercellular (schizogenous) oil and resin | ||
cavities or reservoirs in both the wood and bark, numerous stone cells distinguished | cavities or reservoirs in both the wood and bark, numerous stone cells distinguished | ||
by the presence of a blackish, resinous substance in the intercellular spaces between | by the presence of a blackish, resinous substance in the intercellular spaces between |
Revision as of 15:52, 14 February 2014
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Nomenclature
Botanical Voucher Specimen
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Organoleptic Characteristics
Macroscopic Descriptions
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Microscopic Characteristics
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High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification
Narrow-leaf Echinacea (root) (Echinacea angustifolia) Lane Assignments Lanes, from left to right (Track, Volume, Sample):
Reference materials used here have been authenticated by macroscopic, microscopic &/or TLC studies according to the reference source cited below held at Alkemists Laboratories, Costa Mesa, CA. Stationary Phase Silica gel 60, F254, 10 x 10 cm HPTLC plates Mobile Phase ethyl acetate: MEK methylethyl ketone: HCOOH: H2O [5/3/1/1] Sample Preparation Method 0.3 g + 3 ml CH3OH sonicate 10 min NO HEAT Detection Method Natural Product Reagent + PEG -> UV 365 nm Reference see American Herbal Pharmacopoeia & Therapeutic Compendium
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Supplementary Information
Sources
- ↑ Botanical Voucher Specimen Library, Alkemists Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
- ↑ Botanical Voucher Specimen Library, Alkemists Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com