Piper nigrum (fruit)
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Nomenclature
Piper nigrum L. Piperaceae
Standardized common name (English): black pepper (with cortex); green peppercorn (green with cortex); white pepper (decorticated)
Ayurvedic name(s): maricha
Botanical Voucher Specimen
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Organoleptic Characteristics
Macroscopic Characteristics
Microscopic Characteristics
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High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification
Black Pepper (fruit) (Piper nigrum) 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 toluene: ethyl acetate [7/3] Sample Preparation Method 0.3g + 3mL 100% gr EtOH, sonicate/heat @ 50°C ~ 1/2 hr Detection Method Vanillin/H2SO4 Reagent -> 110° C 5 min -> UV 365 nm Reference see Pharmacopoeia of The Peoples Republic of China, Volume 1, 2005
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Supplementary Information
Sources
- ↑ MOBOT, Tropicos.org http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100213130
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com