Vaccinium macrocarpon (fruit)

Nomenclature

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

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

HPTLC Entries

Vaccinium macrocarpon HPTLC ID - 10% Ethanolic Sulfuric Acid 365 nm Cranberry (fruit) (Vaccinium macrocarpon) Lane Assignments Lanes, from left to right (Track, Volume, Sample): 3 μL Catechin ~0.1% in CH3OH 3 μL Vaccinium macrocarpon-1 (fruit) 3 μL Vaccinium macrocarpon-2 (fruit) 3 μL Vaccinium macrocarpon-3 (fruit) 3 μL Vaccinium macrocarpon-3 (fruit) 4 μL Vaccinium macrocarpon-4 (fruit) 3 μL Vaccinium macrocarpon-4 (fruit) 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