Panax ginseng (root)
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Latest revision as of 19:44, 31 March 2015
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Nomenclature
Panax ginseng C.A. Mey. Araliaceae
Syn. Panax schinseng T. Nees
Standardized common name (English): Asian ginseng
Pinyin name(s): ren shen (root)
Botanical Voucher Specimen
Organoleptic Characteristics
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Macroscopic Characteristics
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Microscopic Characteristics
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High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification
 
Asian Ginseng (root) (Panax ginseng) Lane Assignments Lanes, from left to right (Track, Volume, Sample):
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 chloroform: ethyl acetate: CH3OH: water [3/8/4.4/1.8] Sample Preparation Method 0.3 g + 3 ml 70% grain EtOH sonicate 10 minutes no heat Detection Method 10% Methanolic H2SO4 -> 115° C 15 min -> UV 365 nm Reference see American Herbal Pharmacopoeia & Therapeutic Compendium
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Supplementary Information
Sources
- ↑ United States Dispensatory (1918)
- ↑ United States Dispensatory (1918)
- ↑ PlantaPhile http://plantaphile.com/
- ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
- ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
- ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
- ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
