Mucuna pruriens (seed)

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Nomenclature

Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.   Fabaceae  
Standardized common name (English): velvet bean  
Ayurvedic name(s): atmagupta; kapikacchu

Botanical Voucher Specimen

Organoleptic Characteristics

Macroscopic Characteristics

Microscopic Characteristics

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Mucuna pruriens Alkemist Laboratories.jpg
Starch granules seen under polarized light showing observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[1]

Mucuna pruriens-1 Alkemist Laboratories.jpg
Small group of pigmented osteosclerieds observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[2]


High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

Supplementary Information

Sources

  1. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
  2. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
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