Filipendula ulmaria (leaf)

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=Introduction=
 
=Introduction=
 
=Macroscopic Entries=
 
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{{Macroscopy | source=United States Dispensatory (1918)
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| description=''Spiraea Ulmaria'' L. (''Filipendula Ulmaria'' (L.) Maxim.),
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commonly known as ''Queen of the Meadow'', or ''Meadow-sweet''
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and many if not all the species of this genus contain a colorless volatile oil,
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very similar to the oil of gaultheria, but composed mainly of salicylic aldehyde, with
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only smaller amounts of methyl salicylate.
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A yellow, crystalline powder of a bitter taste, insoluble in
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water, slightly so in alcohol, readily soluble in ether, and having an acid reaction.
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''Spiraeaic acid'' (now recognized as ''salicylic acid'') (J. Pr. Chem., xix) was separated
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from the flowers of S. Ulmaria by Lowig and Weidmann.
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The roots of probably most of the species contain tannic acid, gallic acid, and when
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fresh some of the volatile oils.
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=Microscopic Entries=
 
=Microscopic Entries=
 
{{Microscopy | source=Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories
 
{{Microscopy | source=Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories

Revision as of 17:51, 7 January 2014

Contents

Introduction

Macroscopic Entries

Spiraea Ulmaria L. (Filipendula Ulmaria (L.) Maxim.),

commonly known as Queen of the Meadow, or Meadow-sweet and many if not all the species of this genus contain a colorless volatile oil, very similar to the oil of gaultheria, but composed mainly of salicylic aldehyde, with only smaller amounts of methyl salicylate.

A yellow, crystalline powder of a bitter taste, insoluble in water, slightly so in alcohol, readily soluble in ether, and having an acid reaction. Spiraeaic acid (now recognized as salicylic acid) (J. Pr. Chem., xix) was separated from the flowers of S. Ulmaria by Lowig and Weidmann.

The roots of probably most of the species contain tannic acid, gallic acid, and when fresh some of the volatile oils.

Source: United States Dispensatory (1918) [1]

Microscopic Entries

Long tangled unicellular trichomes from lower epidermis observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.

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

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HPTLC Entries

Other Points of Interest


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