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Mangifera indica Bark Powder
DEFINITION
The article consists of the dried bark of Mangifera indica L. (Family Anacardiaceae) reduced to a fine or very fine powder. It contains NLT 2.5% of mangiferin, calculated on the dried basis.
POTENTIAL CONFOUNDING MATERIALS
None known
CONSTITUENTS OF INTEREST
Xanthone: Mangiferin and isomangiferin
Triterpenes: Cycloart-24-en-3β,26-diol
Phenolic acid: Protocatechuic acid
IDENTIFICATION
• A. Botanical Characteristics
Macroscopic: Powder of bark is brown in color and shows fragments of cork cells in surface and sectional view.
Microscopic: Tannin tubes associated with fiber and…