Centella asiatica (aerial parts)
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|family=Apiaceae | |family=Apiaceae | ||
|scn=gotu kola | |scn=gotu kola | ||
| − | |syn= | + | |syn=''Hydrocotyle asiatica'' L. |
| + | |ayurvedic=brahmi; mandukaparni | ||
| + | |pinyin=ji xue cao; ji xue cao (whole plant); luo-de-da (whole plant); ma ti cao (whole plant) | ||
|aka=Asiatic pennywort; Indian pennywort | |aka=Asiatic pennywort; Indian pennywort | ||
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|caption1= Rosettes of calcium oxalate found within the palisade cells below leaf epidermis observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution | |caption1= Rosettes of calcium oxalate found within the palisade cells below leaf epidermis observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:38, 18 August 2014
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Nomenclature
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. Apiaceae
Syn. Hydrocotyle asiatica L.
Standardized common name (English): gotu kola
Ayurvedic name(s): brahmi; mandukaparni
Pinyin name(s): ji xue cao; ji xue cao (whole plant); luo-de-da (whole plant); ma ti cao (whole plant)
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
 
Gotu Kola (aerial parts) (Centella asiatica) 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: glacial acetic acid: methanol: water [6/3.2/1.2/0.8] Sample Preparation Method 0.3 g + 3 ml CH3OH sonicated + heated @ 50° C ~ 1 hr Detection Method Vanillin/H2SO4 Reagent -> 110° C 5 min -> UV 365 nm Reference see W.H.O. Monographs Vol. #1 1999
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Supplementary Information
Sources
- ↑ MOBOT, Tropicos.org http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100179495
- ↑ MOBOT, Tropicos.org http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100179676
- ↑ MOBOT, Tropicos.org http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100179484
- ↑ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K000686115
- ↑ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K00068610
- ↑ PlantaPhile http://plantaphile.com/
- ↑ 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
