Sesamum indicum (seed)
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| + | | description=[''Sesamum indicum'' is an] annual, with a branching stem four or five feet high, and bearing opposite, petiolate leaves, varying considerably in their shape. The flowers are reddish-white, and stand solitarily upon short peduncles in the axils of the leaves. The fruit is an oblong capsule, with small, oval, yellowish seeds.}} | ||
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| caption1=Thin walled palisade cells showing small drops of oil observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution. | | caption1=Thin walled palisade cells showing small drops of oil observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution. | ||
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| caption2=Small crystal of calcium oxalate observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution. | | caption2=Small crystal of calcium oxalate observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution. | ||
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Nomenclature
Sesamum indicum L. Pedaliaceae
Syn. Sesamum orientale L.
Standardized common name (English): sesame
Ayurvedic name(s): tila
Botanical Voucher Specimen
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Organoleptic Characteristics
Macroscopic Characteristics
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Microscopic Characteristics
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High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification
Supplementary Information
Sources
- ↑ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001123818
- ↑ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001123820
- ↑ United States Dispensatory (1918)
- ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
- ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
