Botanical Information Amomum verum Blackw.
Synonyms | Amomum krervanh Pierre ex Gagnep. |
Related herbal drug(s)
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Alpinia japonica (thumb.) Miq.
Alpinia oxyphylla Miq.
Amomum aculeatum Roxb.
Amomum aromaticum Roxb.
Amomum compactum Sol. ex Maton
Amomum longiligulare T.L.Wu
Amomum tsao-ko Crevost & Lemarié
Amomum villosum Lour.
Amomum dealbatum Roxb. (procuring samples)
Amomum subulatum Roxb. (procuring samples)
Sample preparation | To 1 g of the powdered herbal drug add 5 mL of methylene chloride. Sonicate for 10 min. Centrifuge and use the supernatant |
Mobile phase | Ethyl acetate, toluene 7:93 (v/v) |
Derivatization | Spray with anisaldehyde solution and heat at 100°C for 3 min |
System Suitability Test (SST) | Under development |
Specific marker(s) | Under white light, after derivatization
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ATLAS documents |
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Sample preparation | . Weigh accurately 5 g of the powder in a round-bottom flask, add 200 mL of water, connect the apparatus for determination of volatile oil, add water to the 3 mL volume, add 2-3 mL of n-hexane, connect the condenser, heat to boil slightly for 2 hours, cool, separate n-hexane layer and allow to filter through the funnel containing 1 g of dehydrated sodium sulfate into a 5 mL volumetric flask with a small quantity of n-hexane, combine washings to the volumetric flask and dilute with n-hexane to volume and mix well. Filter and use the successive filtrate as test solution |
Mobile phase | Cyclohexane, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate 15:5:0.5 (v/v/v) |
Derivatization | Spray with a 5% solution of vanillin in sulfuric acid and heat the plateat 105°C until the spots appear |