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Table 7 Fluorescence analysis of Aralia cachemirica root

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

Dark orange

Bluish gray

2

Powder drug + distilled water

Moderate brown

Dark orange

Olive green

3

Powder drug + 10% aq. sodium hydroxide

Chocolate brown

Light orange

Moderate green

4

Powder drug + ammonia

Dark brown

Light orange

Greena

5

Powder drug + conc. sulfuric acid

Reddish black

Blackish orange

Black

6

Powder drug + sulfuric acid + water

Black

Moderate orange

Olive green

7

Powder drug + conc. hydrochloric acid

Chocolate brown

Dark orange

Dark olive green

8

Powder drug + hydrochloric acid + water

Moderate brown

Light orange

Moderate olive green

9

Powder drug + conc. nitric acid

Moderate orange

Moderate orange

Grayish black

10

Powder drug + nitric acid + water

Light orange

Moderate orange

Grayish black

11

Powder drug + iodine

Grayish black

Light black

Greenish black

12

Powder drug + 5% ferric chloride

Light black

Blackish orange

Black

13

Powder drug + picric acid

Dark yellow

Light orange

Greenish black

14

Powder drug + picric acid + water

Blackish yellow

Moderate orange

Greenish black

15

Powder drug + glacial acetic acid

Moderate brown

Light orange

Bluish gray

16

Powder drug + petroleum ether

Moderate brown

Orange

Bluish green

17

Powder drug + chloroform

Chocolate brown

Blackish orange

Light olive green

18

Powder drug + ethyl acetate

Moderate brown

Blackish orange

Light green

19

Powder drug + methanol

Light brown

Light orange

Bluish greena

20

Powder drug + 5% potassium dichromate

Yellowish brown

Light orange

Black

21

Powder drug + alcoholic potassium hydroxide

Dark brown

Grayish black

Greena

  1. aDiagnostic color