Vaccinium macrocarpon (fruit)

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Contents

Nomenclature

Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton   Ericaceae  
Standardized common name (English): cranberry

Macroscopic Entries

Microscopic Entries

Fragment of flattened and folded exocarp observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.cellular structures identified in this botanical specimen are fragment of flattened and folded exocarp and the reticulately thickened cells of the testa when observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.

Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories [1]

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HPTLC Entries

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Vaccinium macrocarpon HPTLC ID - 10% Ethanolic Sulfuric Acid 365 nm

Cranberry (fruit) (Vaccinium macrocarpon)

Lane Assignments Lanes, from left to right (Track, Volume, Sample):

  1. 3 μL Catechin ~0.1% in CH3OH
  2. 3 μL Vaccinium macrocarpon-1 (fruit)
  3. 3 μL Vaccinium macrocarpon-2 (fruit)
  4. 3 μL Vaccinium macrocarpon-3 (fruit)
  5. 3 μL Vaccinium macrocarpon-3 (fruit)
  6. 4 μL Vaccinium macrocarpon-4 (fruit)
  7. 3 μL Vaccinium macrocarpon-4 (fruit)
  8. 3 μL Gallic 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 CHCl3: CH3OH: HCOOH: H2O [6/2/1.4/0.1] 

Sample Preparation Method 0.3 g + 3 ml CH3OH sonicate/heat @ 50° C ~ 1/2 hr 

Detection Method 10% Ethanolic Sulfuric Acid -> 115° C 15 min -> UV 365 nm 

Reference see American Herbal Pharmacopoeia & Therapeutic Compendium


Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories [2]


Other Points of Interest


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