Frangula purshiana (bark)
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Nomenclature
Frangula purshiana (DC.) J.G. Cooper Rhamnaceae
Standardized common name (English): cascara sagrada
Botanical Voucher Specimen
Organoleptic Characteristics
Macroscopic Characteristics
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Microscopic Characteristics
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High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification
Cascara (bark) (Rhamnus purshiana) 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 Pharmaceuticals, Costa Mesa, CA. Stationary Phase Silica gel 60, F254, 10 x 10 cm HPTLC plates Mobile Phase ethyl acetate: methanol: water [10/1.35/1] Sample Preparation Method 0.3 g + 3 ml CH3OH sonicate/heat @ 50° C ~ 1/2 hr Detection Method Natural Product Reagent + PEG -> UV 365 nm Reference see Plant Drug Analysis, Wagner, H., 1996
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Supplementary Information
Sources
- ↑ 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