Taraxacum officinale (root)

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Nomenclature

Taraxacum officinale Weber ex F.H. Wigg.   Asteraceae  
Syn. Taraxacum dens-leonis Desf.; Taraxacum vulgare (Lam.) Schrank  
Standardized common name (English): dandelion

Botanical Voucher Specimen

Organoleptic Characteristics

Macroscopic Characteristics

Microscopic Characteristics

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Dandelion Root Alkemist Laboratories.jpg
Anastomosing laticiferous vessels observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[1]

Dandelion Root-1 Alkemist Laboratories.jpg
Collapsed trichome from the crown of the root 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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