Stephania tetrandra (root)

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''Introduction from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephania_tetrandra, retrieved 02/27/2012).''
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''Stephania tetrandra'' is a herbaceous perennial vine of the Menispermaceae family. It grows from a short, woody caudex, climbing to a height of around four meters. The leaves are arranged spirally on the stem, and are peltate, i.e. with the leaf petiole attached near the centre of the leaf. Its root is used medicinally.
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=Organoleptic Characteristics=
  
=Macroscopic Entries=
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             | adulterants=''Aristolochia fangchi'' root (guang fang ji).
 
             | adulterants=''Aristolochia fangchi'' root (guang fang ji).
 
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Latest revision as of 15:43, 26 May 2015

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Contents

Nomenclature

Stephania tetrandra S. Moore   Menispermaceae  
Standardized common name (English): stephania  
Pinyin name(s): fen fang ji; han fang ji; fang ji (root)

Botanical Voucher Specimen

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Stephania tetrandra Kew barcode=K000644630 274070.jpg
Source: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.[1]

Organoleptic Characteristics

Macroscopic Characteristics

Microscopic Characteristics

High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

Supplementary Information

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Stephania (root) (Stephania tetrandra) 

General Characteristics AHPA recommends in its Known Adulterants list that appropriate steps be taken to assure that this raw material is free of the noted adulterant. Contact AHPA for additional information regarding relevant analytical methods or follow this link for more information.

For a complete list of species that FDA has identified as potentially adulterated with Aristolochia spp. visit the FDA website

Reported Adulterants Aristolochia fangchi root (guang fang ji).

Source: AHPA Known Adulterants [2]

Sources

  1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K000644630
  2. AHPA Known Adulterants http://www.ahpa.org/
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