Rosa canina (fruit)

Nomenclature

Rosa canina L.   Rosaceae  
Standardized common name (English): dog rose

Botanical Voucher Specimen

Source: MOBOT, Tropicos.org

Microscopic Characteristics

Fragment of a unicellular thick walled trichome seen under polarized light observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution. Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories	Rosette of calcium oxalate observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution. Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories

High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

Rosa canina HPTLC ID - Vanillin/Sulfuric Acid Visible Light Rosehips (fruit) (Rosa canina) Lane Assignments Lanes, from left to right (Track, Volume, Sample): 5 μL Ascorbic Acid ~0.1% in CH3OH 3 μL Rosa canina-1 (fruit) 5 μL Rosa canina-1 (fruit) 4 μL Rosa canina-2 (fruit) 4 μL Rosa canina-2 (fruit) 4 μL Rosa canina-3 (fruit) 4 μL Rosa canina-4 (fruit) 5 μL Ascorbic Acid ~0.1% in CH3OH 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 toluene: acetone: HCOOH [6/3/1]  Sample Preparation Method 0.3g+3mL 70% grain EtOH sonicate/heat @~50° C ~ 1/2 hr  Detection Method Vanillin/H2SO4 Reagent -> 110° C 5 min -> visible light  Reference see Adapted from European Pharmacopoeia 5.0 2005 Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories