Garcinia hanburyi (gum resin)
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+ | =Nomenclature= | ||
+ | {{nomenclature | binomial=Garcinia hanburyi | ||
+ | |authority=Hook. f. | ||
+ | |family=Clusiaceae | ||
+ | |scn=gamboge | ||
+ | |syn=Hanbury's garcinia; Siam gamboge | ||
+ | |ayurvedic= | ||
+ | |pinyin= | ||
+ | |aka= | ||
+ | |notes=The gum resin of G. hanburyi is also commonly called gamboge. }} | ||
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+ | =Botanical Voucher Specimen= | ||
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+ | {{media2 |cat=voucher | ||
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+ | | companyURL=http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K000677699 | ||
+ | | mainimage=Garcinia_hanburyi_Kew_imageBarcode=K000677699_294998.jpg | ||
+ | | source=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. | ||
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+ | | companyimage2=Kewlogo.gif | ||
+ | | companyURL2=http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K000677700 | ||
+ | | image2=Garcinia_hanburyi_Kew_imageBarcode=K000677700_294999.jpg | ||
+ | | source2=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. | ||
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− | =Microscopic | + | =Organoleptic Characteristics= |
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+ | | {{Organolepsy | source=Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed. | ||
+ | | description=''Garcinia hanburyi'' | ||
+ | | texture=Brittle, easily powdered.<br> | ||
+ | | color=Bright yellow. | ||
+ | | flavor=Slightly acrid. | ||
+ | | scent=Nearly odorless. }} | ||
+ | {{Organolepsy | source=United States Dispensatory (1918) | ||
+ | | description=''Garcinia hanburyi'' (gum resin) is odorless; taste very acrid. [...] | ||
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+ | It has no odor, and little taste, but, after remaining a short time in the mouth, produces an acrid sensation in the fauces.}} | ||
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+ | |} | ||
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+ | =Macroscopic Characteristics= | ||
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+ | {{Macroscopy | source=United States Dispensatory (1918) | ||
+ | | description=In hard, brittle, cylindrical pieces, usually hollow in the center, from 2 to 5 cm. in diameter, from 10 to 20 cm in length, externally grayish-orange-brown, longitudinally striate; fracture conchoidal, smooth, orange-red. | ||
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+ | When rubbed with water it yields a yellow emulsion which becomes darker and almost transparent upon the addition of ammonia water. The emulsion turns green upon the addition of iodine T.S. (starch). | ||
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+ | =Microscopic Characteristics= | ||
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{{Macroscopy | source=United States Dispensatory (1918) | {{Macroscopy | source=United States Dispensatory (1918) | ||
| description=The official description is [in part] as follows: | | description=The official description is [in part] as follows: | ||
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{{Microscopy | source=Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed. | {{Microscopy | source=Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed. | ||
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| characteristics=The microscope reveals little that is characteristic. Fragments of vegetable tissue are sparingly present. There is no starch present. The emulsified particles resemble bacteria and show active Brownian movement. | | characteristics=The microscope reveals little that is characteristic. Fragments of vegetable tissue are sparingly present. There is no starch present. The emulsified particles resemble bacteria and show active Brownian movement. | ||
| ash=Ash should not exceed 1.5 per cent. | | ash=Ash should not exceed 1.5 per cent. | ||
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+ | | mainimage=Microanalysis_powdered_vegetable_p_257_google_ver_camboge_figure.PNG }} | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | =High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification= | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:20, 24 June 2015
Contents |
Nomenclature
Garcinia hanburyi Hook. f. Clusiaceae
Syn. Hanbury's garcinia; Siam gamboge
Standardized common name (English): gamboge
Botanical Voucher Specimen
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Organoleptic Characteristics
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Macroscopic Characteristics
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Microscopic Characteristics
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High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification
Supplementary Information
Sources
- ↑ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K000677699
- ↑ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K000677700
- ↑ Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.
- ↑ United States Dispensatory (1918)
- ↑ United States Dispensatory (1918)
- ↑ United States Dispensatory (1918)
- ↑ Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.
- ↑ Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.