Hypericum perforatum (flowering tops)
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Revision as of 16:47, 28 February 2014
Contents |
Nomenclature
Hypericum perforatum L. Clusiaceae
Standardized common name (English): St John's wort
Botanical Voucher Specimen
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Organoleptic Characteristics
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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
- ↑ Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 28 Feb 2014 <http://www.tropicos.org/Image/61762>
- ↑ Botanical Voucher Specimen Library, Alkemists Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
- ↑ WHO monographs on selected medicinal plants, Vol.2, World Health Organization, Geneva, 1999
- ↑ 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