Resins: Colophony – Uses, Botanical Source, Characters, and Chemical Constituents
Resins are regarded as end products of destructive metabolism. They occur in special ducts or cavities in plant tissues. When …
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Tragacanth – Uses, Botanical Source, Characters, and Chemical Constituents
Synonyms: Tragacanth Gum, Tragacantha, Persian Tragacanth Biological source: Tragacanth is the dried gummy exudate obtained by incision from the stems …
Squill – Uses, Botanical Source, Characters, and Chemical Constituents
Synonyms: Scilla, Scillac Bulbus, Scillae Radix. Botanical source: Squill consists of the sliced and dried fleshy scale leaves of the …
Aspidium – Uses, Botanical Source, Characters, and Chemical Constituents
Synonyms: Male Fern, Filix Mas, Male Fern Rhizome Botanical source: Aspidium consists of the rhizome frond bases and apical buds …
Corms: Colchicum – Uses, Botanical Source, Characters, and Chemical Constituents
Corms are condensed forms of rhizomes consisting of stout, solid, fleshy underground stems growing vertically. They are usually more or …
Turmeric – Uses, Botanical Source, Characters, and Chemical Constituents
Synonyms: Turmeric Rhizome, Curcumae Rhizoma Botanical source: Turmeric consists of the boiled and dried whole or split and unpeeled rhizome …
Rhubarb – Uses, Botanical Source, Characters, and Chemical Constituents
Synonyms: Rheum, Rhei Rhizoma, Rhei Radix, Rhubarb Rhizome Botanical source: Rhubarb consists of the dried peeled rhizome of various Rheum …
Podophyllum – Uses, Botanical Source, Characters, and Chemical Constituents
Synonyms: Podophyllum Rhizome, Podophylli -Rhizoma, Mayapple Root, American Mandrake Botanical source: Podophyllum consists of the dried rhizome of Podophyllum peltatum …