Botanical Information Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl. (procuring samples)
Synonyms | Balsamea myrrha (T.Nees) Oken |
Balsamea myrrha Baill. | |
Balsamea playfairii Engl. | |
Balsamodendrum myrrha T.Nees | |
Commiphora coriacea Engl. | |
Commiphora cuspidata Chiov. | |
Commiphora habessinica var. grossedentata Chiov. | |
Commiphora molmol (Engl.) Engl. ex Tschirch | |
Commiphora myrrha var. molmol Engl. | |
Commiphora playfairii var. benadirensis Chiov. | |
Commiphora rivae Engl. | |
Common name (en) | Myrrh |
Common name (ar) | عصرة |
Common name (fr) | Balsamier |
Common name (ru) | Мирра |
Common name (vi) | Một dược |
Common name (zh) | 沒藥樹 |
Sample preparation | To 0.2 g of the powdered herbal drug add 4.0 mL of ethanol (96%), sonicate for 10 min and filter |
Mobile phase | Acetic acid, diisopropyl ether, cyclohexane 1:4:6 (v/v/v) |
Derivatization | Treat with anisaldehyde solution, heat at 100 °C for 2 min |
Sample preparation | Add 2.0 g of powdered sample to 5 mL of methanol, ultrasonicate for 30 min, filter and use the filtrate |
Mobile phase | n-hexane, ethyl acetate 4:1 (v/v) |
Derivatization | Spray with p-anisaldehyde in sulfuric acid solution and heat at 105°C |