Morinda Root obtained from root of Morinda officinalis How,a subtropical rain forest plant,one of the top four south herbs and its extract.

Contents

• Botanical Info of Morinda Root.
• Morinda Root Plant Descriptions.
• Identification and Preparation:Morinda Root.
• Morinda Root Constituents and Natural Phytochemicals.
• Main Functions:Morinda Root and Morinda Extract.
• Morinda Root Pharmacological Effect Study.
• Archeology and Identification of Morinda Root Origins.
• Morinda Root Main effects and Administration Suggestions.
• Applications and Difference:Morinda Root.
• Morinda Root Traditional combinations and remedies.
• Morinda officinalis cultivation methods.
• Research Update:Morinda Root.

Identification and Preparation:Morinda Root.:

Identification:root traits flat cylindrical form cylindrical, slightly curved length ranging from 0.5-2 cm in diameter, surface grey yellow or brown, and some microstrip purple, a deep vertical stripes and wrinkles, and some shrinkage was constriction Paper, or in the Department of horizontal breaking and exposed Kibe, liked to, or in a festival-like, such as the shape of chicken intestines. Quality tenacity, broken surface uneven, the Ministry of skin 5-7 mm thick, light purple, or blue-violet black purple color, Kibe 2-4 mm in diameter. Quality hard grey yellow color or slightly purple. Taste bitter, slightly astringent.

 Microscopic identification:

 1.Root cross-sectional:  friedelin layer of out, some cells lining suppository containing calcium oxalate crystal needle beam. In the site-sheath cells intermittent arranged Central stone, stone cells of a square or rectangular, tangential 50-180 um in diameter, radial 30-50 um in diameter. Phloem wide, the recent formation of calcium oxalate crystal needle more. Formation of the Central obvious. Xylem catheter scattered single, dual 2-3 groups, vital to a diameter of about 70 um; wood fiber developed; occasional non-wood and wood parenchyma cells; ray width 1-2 in cells.

 2.Quality mark CP1995 version states: Determination of the cold water used for leaching of water-soluble content of less than 50.5 per cent nautical miles.

 3.Fake Root: The source shortage of morinda root, there are fake goods. Common Fake Morinda root(root of Morinda shuanghuaensis CY Chen et MS Huang.), Goat Horn vines(root of Morinda umbellata Linn.) and Tigers Thorns(Damnacanthus indicus) are Rubiaceae plant, with its dry root impersonation to Morinda officinalis. Fake goods in shape, color, surface features are similar to the real goods are bluffing, but segment different section. Goat Horn vines(root of Morinda umbellata Linn.) which taste similar but larger cortex of the thin xylem, Common Fake Morinda root skin very thin, the inside violet blue, xylem also larger, non-astringent taste light sweet; Tigers Thorns(Damnacanthus indicus) taste light sour.


 Preparation Method:

 1. Bajitian,Morinda Root: sorting to impurities, heat blisters thoroughly after removing wooden heart while it is hot, cut, dried.

 2. Boiled Morinda Root: licorice, broken up,pan, add water, fishing licorice residue to add Morinda officinalis cleaned,boiling it until out of soft wood core (At this point it is not appropriate if much more soup left), removed, removing wooden heart while it is hot, and dry. (Per 50 kgs Morinda root, with 3.2kgs licorice root.)
 

 3. Salt Prepared Morinda root: sorting clean morinda root,mixed in brine, all steamed thoroughly, removing wooden heart, dried in the sun. (every 50kgs Morinda Root,add salt 1 kgs, plus adequate water to clarification.)

 4. Wolfberry Crysanthemun Flower Preparation: Morinda Root Immersion by wolfberry soup one night,take out when soft,then immersion by drink a volts, then take out, together with chrysanthemum boiling till color dark yellow, clean chrysanthemums,clean morinda root with cloth as for preparation.

Reference:

• 1.Morinda Root obtained from root of Morinda officinalis How,a subtropical rain forest plant,one of the top four south herbs and its extract.

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♣ last edit date:27th,Oct.2010.