Study Set Content:
Aloe or aloes is the dried latex (juice) of the leaves of
Aloe barbadensis (Curacao aloe), A. ferox, A. Africana, A. spicata (Cape aloe)
Family:
Liliaceae
Constituents:
barbaloin (aloe-emodin anthrone C-10 glucoside)
Uses:
cathartic, pharmaceutic aid for compound benzoin tincture
RHUBARB Rheum or Chinese rhubarb, consist of dried rhizome and root that are deprived of periderm tissues of
Rheum officinale Baillon, R. palmatum Linne
Family
Polygonaceae
Indian rhubarb or Himalayan rhubarb consists of the dried rhizome and root of
R. emodi, R. webbianum
Constituents:
rhein anthrones
Use:
cathartic
Senna Consists of the dried leaflet of (Alexandria senna) or (Tinnevelly senna
Cassia acutifolia, C. angustifolia
Family:
Leguminosae
Constituents:
sennoside A, sennoside B
Use:
cathartic
Goa powder, obtained from lysogenous cavities in the wood of
andira araroba
Fam.
Leguminosae
Constituents:
ch
is the aglycone part obtained by hydrolysis of saponins
SAPOGENIN
derivatives of steroids with spiroketal side chains, ex. Diosgenin
Neutral saponins
possess triterpenoid structures, ex. beta - amyrin
Acid saponins
GLYCYRRHIZA or(blank)t, is the dried rhizome and roots of
licorice root Glycyrrhiza glabra
