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 6 Fluorescence analysis of Aralia cachemirica stem

From: Pharmacognostic standardization of Aralia cachemirica: a comparative study

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

^aDiagnostic color

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