Sandal Wood Synonyms:- Yellow Sandal Wood, Santali Lignum. Botanical Source :- Sandalwood consists of the heartwood of the stems and roots of Santalum album Linn., an evergreen small tree of the family Santalaceae. Geographical Source :- The plant is widely distributed in […]
Asafoetida Synonyms:- Hing, Ferula Biological source :- It is an oleo gum resin obtained from the roots of Ferul afoetida Regel, F. Rubricaulis Boissier. Family:-. Umbelliferae Geographical source:- These plants are large and grow in Afganistan, Persia and Central Asia. […]
Capsicum Synonyms of Capsicum :- Capsicum Fruits, Chilies, Capsici Fructus Botanical source :- Capsicum consists of the dried ripe fruits of Capsicum minimum Roxb. and also of Capsicum frutescens Linn., which are perennial shrubs of the family Solanaceae. Geographical source […]
Terminalia Belerica Synonyms :- Beleric myrobalan, baheda, bibhitak. Biological Source :- It consists of dried ripe fruits of the plant Terminalia belerica Linn, belonging to family Combretaceae. Geographical Source :- The tree is found in all decidous forests of India, […]
Definition of Terpinoids :- Terpenoids also known as isoprenoids, are the most numerous and structurally diverse natural products found in many plants. Chemical Test For Terpenoid :- Liberman-Burchard Test :- Drug is mixed with acetic anhydride. To this mixture conc. Sulfuric […]
Caraway Synonyms :- Caraway fruits, Fructus carvi, Carum, Caraway Seed. Biological Source :- Caraway consists of the dried ripe fruits of Carum carvi Linn., belonging to family Umbelliferae. Geographical Source :- It is cultivated widely in northern and central parts […]
Turmeric Synonyms :- Saffron Indian; haldi (Hindi); Curcuma; Rhizoma cur-cumae. Biological Source :- Turmeric is the dried rhizome of Curcuma longa Linn. (syn.C.domestica Valeton)., belonging to family Zingiberaceae. Geographical Source :- The plant is a native to southern Asia and […]
Wild Cherry Synonyms :- Virginian Prune, Black Cherry, Virginian Bark, Cortex Pruni. Biological Source :- Wild cherry bark is the dried bark of Prunus serotina Ehrhart., belonging to family Rosaceae. Geographical Source :- North America generally, especially in Northern and […]
Cinnamon Synonyms:- Dalchini, Ceylon Cinnamon, Cinnamon bark. Biological source:- Cinnamon consist of dried bark, freed from the outer cork and from the underlying parenchyma, from the shoots growing on the cut stumps of Cinnamomum zeylanicum Nees. Family:– Lauraceae. Geographical source: […]
Callus Culture The undifferentiated and unorganized, plant cell mass is called a callus. Callus contain differentiated and non-differentiated tissues. Callus cells are parenchymatous, the mature cells or non-dividing cells undergo changes to achieve a meristematic state or cell division and […]