Ruscus aculeatus (rhizome)

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            | caption1=Rounded parenchymatous cells, thickened at the corners, with small, triangular intercellular spaces observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
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            | caption2=Thin-walled parenchyma showing raphides of calcium oxalate  observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
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            | reference=Plant Drug Analysis, Wagner, H., 1996
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Contents

[edit] Nomenclature

Ruscus aculeatus L.   Liliaceae  
Standardized common name (English): butcher's broom

[edit] Botanical Voucher Specimen

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Ruscus aculeatus L. - Starr - 02236157.jpg
Ruscus aculeatus L.
Source: Images courtesy of the C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden[1]

[edit] Organoleptic Characteristics

[edit] Macroscopic Characteristics

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PlantaPhile - 592.jpg
Source: PlantaPhile[2]

[edit] Microscopic Characteristics

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Ruscus aculeatus-1 - Alkemist Laboratories.jpg
Rounded parenchymatous cells, thickened at the corners, with small, triangular intercellular spaces observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[3]

Ruscus aculeatus - Alkemist Laboratories.jpg
Thin-walled parenchyma showing raphides of calcium oxalate observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[4]


[edit] High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

[edit] Supplementary Information

[edit] Sources

  1. Images courtesy of the C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/VirtualHerbarium.asp
  2. PlantaPhile http://plantaphile.com/
  3. Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
  4. Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
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