Cassia Synonym :- Chinese Cinnamon, Bastard Cinnamon Biological Source:- consists of the dried stem bark of Cinnamomum cassia Blume. It contains not less than 1.0% v/w volatile oil. Family: Lauraceae Morphology:- Condition- dry; Shape- single double or compound quills; Size- […]
Aconite Synonyms :- Monkshood, Friar’s cowl; Mouse-bane; Aconite root; Mit-zahar (Hindi); Radix aconiti. Biological Source :- Aconite is the dried roots of Aconitum napellus Linn, collected from wild or cultivated plants., belonging to family Ranunculaceae. Geographical Source :- The plant […]
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 […]
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 […]
Areca Nut Synonyms :- Betal nuts; Pinang; Semina Areacae, Supari (Hindi). Biological Source :- Areca nuts are the seeds of Areca catechu Linn., belonging to family Palmaceae. Geographical Source :- The tree is cultivated in tropical India, Sri Lanka, Malay […]
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 […]
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 […]
What is animal tissue culture? Animal tissue culture involves the growth and maintenance of animal cells Invitro inappropriate nutrition media and growth conditions. Thus, when cells are grown and maintained under laboratory conditions, the process is known as cell culture. […]