Hypericum perforatum (flowering tops)
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When flower buds (not the flowers themselves) or seed pods are crushed, a reddish/purple liquid is produced. | When flower buds (not the flowers themselves) or seed pods are crushed, a reddish/purple liquid is produced. | ||
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− | + | | description=Oil glands with red pigment and also of importance, a three pored pollen grain that shows smooth and faintly warted exine of ''Hypericum perforatum''. | |
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− | + | |caption1= Oil glands with red pigment of ''Hypericum perforatum'' viewed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Solution. | |
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− | + | |caption1= Three pored pollen grain showing smooth and faintly warted exine of ''Hypericum perforatum'' viewed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Solution. | |
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+ | | {{botimg |mainimage=st johns wort secretory cell phytolab.jpg | ||
+ | |caption1= St. John's Wort, ''Hyperici herba'' secretory cell | ||
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+ | | {{botimg |mainimage=st johns wort pollen grain phytolab.jpg | ||
+ | |caption1= St. John's Wort, ''Hyperici herba'' pollen grain | ||
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+ | | {{botimg |mainimage=st johns wort hypericin gland phytolab.jpg | ||
+ | |caption1= St. John's Wort, ''Hyperici herba'' hypericin gland | ||
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+ | | {{botimg |mainimage=st johns wort tracheidal vessels with pitted walls phytolab.jpg | ||
+ | |caption1= St. John's Wort, ''Hyperici herba'' tracheidal vessels with pitted walls | ||
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Revision as of 20:12, 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
St. John's Wort (herb) (Hypericum perforatum) 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: Acetic acid: HCOOH: H2O [10/1.1/1.1/2.4] Sample Preparation Method 0.3 g + 3 ml 70% grain EtOH sonicated + heated @ 50° C ~ 1 hr Detection Method Natural Product Reagent + PEG -> UV 365 nm Reference see British Pharmacopoeia, 2003
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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
- ↑ Botanical Voucher Specimen Library, Alkemists Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
- ↑ Descriptive text includes material derived from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypericum_perforatum, retrieved 02/27/2012) as well as original material.
- ↑ Roy Upton, American Herbal Pharmacopoeia® http://www.herbal-ahp.org/
- ↑ American Herbal Pharmacopoeia® http://www.herbal-ahp.org/
- ↑ American Herbal Pharmacopoeia® http://www.herbal-ahp.org/
- ↑ American Herbal Pharmacopoeia® http://www.herbal-ahp.org/
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Claudia Borst, PhytoLab http://www.phytolab.com/en.html
- ↑ Claudia Borst, PhytoLab http://www.phytolab.com/en.html
- ↑ Claudia Borst, PhytoLab http://www.phytolab.com/en.html
- ↑ Claudia Borst, PhytoLab http://www.phytolab.com/en.html
- ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com