Turmeric (Curcuma longa), java turmeric (Curcuma xanthorrhiza) and cassumunar ginger (Zingiber cassumunar) are widely used in traditional Indonesian medicine. These three herbs have relatively similar rhizomes colour so it is difficult to be differentiated especially if they are in powder form. A rapid and reliable method, thin layer chromatography (TLC) fingerprint, has been developed in order...

Background: Thymus is a widely used medicinal plant in food and pharmaceutical industries. Among different species of Thymus, T. vulgaris is used more than other species in therapeutic dosage forms. Objective: This study was conducted to differentiate various Thymus species by TLC fingerprint. Methods: In order to identify and differentiate various species of Thymus, TLC fingerprints of ess...

background: thymus is a widely used medicinal plant in food and pharmaceutical industries. among different species of thymus, t. vulgaris is used more than other species in therapeutic dosage forms. objective: this study was conducted to differentiate various thymus species by tlc fingerprint. methods: in order to identify and differentiate various species of thymus, tlc fingerprints of essenti...

Objective: To establish the fingerprint profile of Wedelia chinensis using thin layer chromatography (TLC) and high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) technique. Methods: TLC and HPTLC studies were carried out in two different solvent systems, which showed different Rf value. Results: TLC profiling of the extract confirm about the presence of various phytochemicals. HPTLC finger prin...

Most of the traditional medicinal plants in India are not scientifically validated. Scientific evaluation along with traditional knowledge is essential to obtain effective drugs for commercial purpose. Solena amplexicaulis belongs to the family, Cucurbitaceae, a traditional medicinal plant species of Tamil Nadu, India is being prescribed to cure various diseases. The present study is to establi...

Botanical and phytochemical evaluation of fruits of spondias pinnata. Various parameters like physiochemical constants, fluorescence analysis and phytochemical profile including TLC fingerprint. These studies will provide referential information for correct identification and help in checking adulteration in market samples used in the preparation of various herbal formulations. The salient qual...

To study physico-chemical, phytochemical and high performance thin layer chromatography of a Siddha drug “Kadukkai Legiyam” (KL). The prepared Kadukkai Legiyam (KL) was as per the standard operating procedures mentioned in literature. Then subjected to physicochemical parameters, screening, chromatographic photo documentation (TLC), (HPTLC) finger print profile hexane, chloroform, ethanol hydro...

To establish the fingerprint profile of Lobophora variegata using high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) technique. HPTLC studies were carried out using CAMAG HPTLC system equipped with Linomat V applicator; TLC scanner 3, Reprostar 3 and WIN CATS-4 software were used. HPTLC finger printing of methanolic extract of Lobophora variegata revealed 9 peaks with Rf values in the range of ...

Background: Essential oils constitute a major class of natural products. They possess various biological activities like anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, analgesic, and antimicrobial have immense application in food, cosmetics pharmaceutical industries. In the current study, essential were extracted from six medicinal plants including Myristica fragrans (endosperm seed or karnel mace), Illicium...

The component of the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) can be influenced by soil, climate, and growth stage, and fingerprint is an important means in its quality control. Our previous studies showed that high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) was helpful in the development of fingerprint of TCM. Since the HSCCC method is new, it is necessary to compare it with conventional ones, suc...