Pharmacognostic standardization of Aralia cachemirica: a comparative study

Majid, Neelofar; Nissar, Saduf; Raja, Weekar Younus; Nawchoo, Irshad A.; Bhat, Zulfikar Ali

doi:10.1186/s43094-021-00181-y

Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Table 5 Fluorescence analysis of Aralia cachemirica leaf

From: Pharmacognostic standardization of Aralia cachemirica: a comparative study

S.No.	Reagents	Visible light	UV 254 nm	UV 366 nm
1	Powder drug	Dull green	Dark black	Light black
2	Powder drug + distilled water	Olive green	Reddish green	Gray green
3	Powder drug + 10% aq. sodium hydroxide	Yellowish green	Light red green	Grayish
4	Powder drug + ammonia	Light green	Orange	Green^a
5	Powder drug + conc. sulfuric acid	Reddish black	Dark orange	Grayish green
6	Powder drug + sulfuric acid + water	Light green	Light orange	Brownish green
7	Powder drug + conc. hydrochloric acid	Blackish green	Orange gray	Light black
8	Powder drug + hydrochloric acid + water	Dark olive	Brownish orange	Grayish black
9	Powder drug + conc. nitric acid	Orange	Light orange	Light green^a
10	Powder drug + nitric acid + water	Light orange	Dark orange	Dark gray
11	Powder drug + iodine	Brownish green	Moderate orange	Grayish black
12	Powder drug + 5% ferric chloride	Black green	Blackish orange	Dark grayish
13	Powder drug + picric acid	Yellow green	Grayish orange	Black gray
14	Powder drug + picric acid + water	Light yellow green	Light orange	Blackish gray
15	Powder drug + glacial acetic acid	Light brown green	Orange blackish	Bluish green^a
16	Powder drug + petroleum ether	Moderate olive green	Grayish orange	Grayish white
17	Powder drug + chloroform	Light olive	Light orange	Reddish black
18	Powder drug + ethyl acetate	Mild yellow green	Grayish black	Dark orange^a
19	Powder drug + methanol	Deep yellow green	Light orange	Grayish green
20	Powder drug + 5% potassium dichromate	Reddish brown	Light orange	Orange^a
21	Powder drug + alcoholic potassium hydroxide	Strong olive green	Blackish orange	Grayish black

^aDiagnostic color

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