Epimedium grandiflorum (leaf)

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=Introduction=
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''Introduction from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epimedium_grandiflorum, retrieved 02/27/2012).''
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=Nomenclature=
  
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''Epimedium grandiflorum'' is a species of flowering plant in the barberry family, Berberidaceae, that is native to China, Japan, and Korea. This plant has bright red stems with green heart shaped leaves which are slightly hairy on the bottom. They grow to a maximum of 6 to 9 in (15 to 23 cm) and in the spring produce light purple colored flowers. It is known as ''dâm dương hoắc'' in Vietnamese.
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{{nomenclature | binomial=Epimedium grandiflorum
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|authority=C. Morren
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|family=Berberidaceae
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|scn=barrenwort
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|syn=''Epimedium macranthum'' Morren & Decne.
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=Botanical Voucher Specimen=
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=Microscopic Entries=
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             | description=Horny Goat Weed (leaf) (''Epimedium grandiflorum'')
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            | source=MOBOT, Tropicos.org
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             | characteristics=Information requested.
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            | mainimage=Euphrasia officinalis Tropicos 100285391.jpg
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=HPTLC Entries=
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            | companyURL=http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100285391
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=Other Points of Interest=
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            | reference=Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 19 Mar 2014 <http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100285391>
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=Organoleptic Characteristics=
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=Macroscopic Characteristics=
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=Microscopic Characteristics=
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{{Media2 |cat=Microscopy | source=Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories
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            | companyURL=http://www.alkemist.com
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            | mainimage=Epimedium grandiflorum.jpg
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            | caption1=Small cigar shaped prisms of calcium oxalate found in leaf venation observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
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|source2=Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories
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            | companyURL2=http://www.alkemist.com
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            | image2=Epimedium grandiflorum-1.jpg
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             | caption2=Wavy anti-clinal cells of the upper epidermis observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
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              | characteristics=cellular structures identified in this botanical specimen are small cigar shaped prisms of calcium oxalate found in leaf venation and the wavy anti-clinal cells of the upper epidermis when observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
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            | reference=Pharmacopoeia of The Peoples Republic of China, Volume 1, 2005
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=High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification=
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Contents

[edit] Nomenclature

Epimedium grandiflorum C. Morren   Berberidaceae  
Syn. Epimedium macranthum Morren & Decne.  
Standardized common name (English): barrenwort

[edit] Botanical Voucher Specimen

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Euphrasia officinalis Tropicos 100285391.jpg
Source: MOBOT, Tropicos.org[1]


[edit] Organoleptic Characteristics

[edit] Macroscopic Characteristics

[edit] Microscopic Characteristics

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Epimedium grandiflorum.jpg
Small cigar shaped prisms of calcium oxalate found in leaf venation observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[2]

Epimedium grandiflorum-1.jpg
Wavy anti-clinal cells of the upper epidermis observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[3]

[edit] High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

[edit] Supplementary Information

[edit] Sources

  1. ↑ MOBOT, Tropicos.org http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100285391
  2. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
  3. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
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