Cotton – Uses, Botanical Source, Characters, and Chemical Constituents
Synonyms: Raw Cotton Wool, Absorbent Cotton Biological Source: Cotton consists of the epidermal trichomes of the seeds of Gossypium herbaceum …
Synonyms: Raw Cotton Wool, Absorbent Cotton Biological Source: Cotton consists of the epidermal trichomes of the seeds of Gossypium herbaceum …
Waxes are some natural products similar to fixed oils and fats in their physical characters. But they usually occur as …
Synonyms: Gelatinum, Gelfoam, Puragel Biological source: Gelatin is a protein derivative obtained by evaporating an aqueous extract made from skins, …
Synonyms: Mel, Clarified Honey, Strained Honey Biological source: Honey is a saccharine secretion produced from the nectar of flowers and …
Synonym: Cctaccum Biological source: Spermaceti is a solid wax obtained from the head and blabber of the sperm whale, Physeter …
Synonym: Adeps Biological source: Lard is prepared by purifying the fat obtained from the abdomen of the hog, Sus scrofa …
Synonym: Oleum Hippoglossi Biological source: Halibut-liver oil, a pale yellow oil with a fishy odour and taste, is obtained from …
A large number of natural products of pharmaceutical and medicinal importance are obtained from animal sources. Some of them are …