Investigation of market herbal products regulated under different categories: How can HPTLC help to detect quality problems?

ABSTRACT: Background: Herbal products regulated under different categories were found to be of different quality. This has been demonstrated by the increasing number of reports on the quality of herbal products in the scientific literature. Proper identification is an effective way to address this concerning issue early on in a products' manufacturing process. Objectives: To assess the quality of milk thistle, coneflower and black cohosh herbal drugs, preparations and products commercialized under different regulatory categories, and to illustrate the usefulness of HPTLC as a tool for evaluating quality. Methods: HPTLC methods were adapted from the European Pharmacopeia's monographs for milk thistle fruits, black cohosh and purple coneflower. Additional detection modes beyond th

SUBMITTER: Frommenwiler DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9393483 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature