Black Catechu Synonyms:- Gambier, Catechu Biological source:- It is an aqueous extract prepared from the leaves and young shoots of Uncaria gambier Roxburgh. Family: Rubiaceae. Geographical source:- It is a climbing shrub native to Malay Archipelago and largely cultivated on […]
Bitter Almond Synonym:- Amygdala amara. Biological source:- It consists of dried ripe seeds of plant Prunus amygdalus Batsch var amara. Family:- Rosaceae. Geographical source:- It is indigenous to Iran and Asia and cultivated in Sicily, Italy, Protugal, Morocco and South France. […]
Ginseng, Dioscorea and Sarsaparilla are belong to class of tetracyclic triterpenoid saponin. Dioscorea Synonyms :- Yam, Rheumatism root Biological source :- Dioscorea consists of dried rhizome of various species of Dioscorea deltoidea (6-7%Diosgenin), Dioscorea Composite ( 4-5% Diosgenin), Dioscorea Floribunda […]
Pale Catechu Synonyms:- Gambier Biological source:- It is an aqueous extract prepared from the leaves and young shoots of Uncaria gambier Roxburgh. Family: Rubiaceae. Geographical source:- It is a climbing shrub native to Malay Archipelago and largely cultivated on islands […]
Gentian Synonyms:-Gentian root, Gentiana, Radix Gentianae. Biological source:-Gentian consists of the dried fermented roots and rhizomes of Gentiana lutea, the yellow gentian. Family:- Gentianaceae. Geographical source:-Gentian is indigenous to hilly areas in Southern and Central Europe (like Jura, Vosges mountains), […]
General Chemical Test For Alkaloids :- i. Mayer’s reagent test (K+ mercuric iodide solution) →Cream colored ppt ii. Dragendroff’s reagent (K+ bismuth iodide solution)→ Red brown ppt iii. Wagner’s reagent (iodine K+ iodide solution )→ Red brown ppt iv. Hager’s […]
Arjun Synonyms :- Arjun bark, Arjun Biological Source :- Arjun consists of dried stem bark of the plant known as terminalia Arjuna Rob, belonging to family Combretaceae. It contain not less than 0.02 percentage of arjungenin on dried basis. Geographical Source […]
Colophony Synonyms:- Rosina, Long needle pine, Colophonium, Pine resin Biological source:- Colophony is the solid residue of turpentine oil left after distilling the crude oleo resin obtained from Pinus species like Pinus palustris, P. echinata, P. maritime, P. longifolia. Family:- […]
Tropane alkaloids has mainly consists of two ring 1. Pyrrolidine 2. Piperidine ring They are bio synthesized in root & then migrate to leaves. Tropane alkaloids gives positive test of vitali morin reactions. Hyoscyamus Synonyms:- Henbane Biological Source :- It […]
GUGULIPID Gum gugul or Gugulipid is the oleo-gum-resin, secreted by the myrrh tree, Commiphora mukul, the incision is the bark of the trunk and main branches. Gugulipid I.P. :- is the ethyl acetate extractive of guggul resin and is required to contain not […]