View source for Palmaria palmata (seaweed)

{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Pamaria palmata'' (seaweed) }} {{askbox|herb=''Palmaria palmata''}}
=Nomenclature=

{{nomenclature | binomial=Palmaria palmata
|authority=(L.) Kuntze
|family=Palmariaceae
|scn=dulse
|syn=''Rhodymenia palmata'' (L.) Grev.
|ayurvedic=
|pinyin=
|aka=dillisk
|notes= }}

=Botanical Voucher Specimen=
=Organoleptic Characteristics=

=Macroscopic Characteristics=
=Microscopic Characteristics=
{{Media2 |cat=Microscopy | source=Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories
             | companyimage= AP-LOGO-Laboratories Crop - Copy.jpg
             | companyURL=http://www.alkemist.com
             | mainimage=Palmaria palmata (L.) Kuntze -Palmariaceae--1.jpg
             | caption1=Epidermis of the thallus showing highly contoured surface and pink glandular material of ''Palmaria palmata'' when viewed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
| source2=Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories
             | companyimage2= AP-LOGO-Laboratories Crop - Copy.jpg
             | companyURL2=http://www.alkemist.com
             | image2=Palmaria palmata (L.) Kuntze -Palmariaceae--2.jpg
             | caption2=Parenchyma cells of the thallus showing pink pigmentation of ''Palmaria palmata'' when viewed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
             | characteristics=cellular structures identified in ''Palmaria palmata'' are the epidermis of the thallus showing highly contoured surface and pink glandular material and parenchyma cells of the thallus showing pink pigmentation when viewed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
             | reference=USP-PF, Vol. 27(2) [Mar.-Apr. 2001]
             | }}

=High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification=
{{HPTLC | source=Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories
             | description=Dulse (seaweed) (''Palmaria palmata'')
             | companyimage=AP-LOGO-Laboratories Crop - Copy.jpg
             | companyURL=http://www.alkemist.com
             | mainimage=Palmaria_palmata_seaweed_-_Alkemists_Laboratories.jpg
             | caption1=''Palmaria palmata'' HPTLC ID - 10% Ethanolic H2SO4 ->115° C 15 min -> UV 365 nm
             | stationaryphase=Silica gel 60, F254, 10 x 10 cm HPTLC plates
             | mobilephase=cyclohexane: ethyl acetate: propionic acid [6/3.8/0.2]
             | prep=0.3 g + 3 ml 80% CH3OH sonicated + heated @ 50° C ~ 1 hr
             | detection=10% Ethanolic H2SO4 ->115° C 15 min -> UV 365 nm
             | lanes= Lanes, from left to right (Track, Volume, Sample):
# 15 μL Fucoxanthin ~0.1% in CH3OH
# 5 μL ''Palmaria palmata''-1 (seaweed)
# 5 μL ''Palmaria palmata''-2 (seaweed)
# 5 μL ''Palmaria palmata''-3 (seaweed)
# 5 μL ''Palmaria palmata''-3 (seaweed)
# 5 μL ''Palmaria palmata''-4 (seaweed)
# 5 μL ''Palmaria palmata''-5 (seaweed)
# 15 μL Fucoxanthin ~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.

             | reference=Adapted from Pharmacognosy Phytochemistry Medicinal Plants, Bruneton, J. 1995
             | }}

=Supplementary Information=
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