High-performance liquid chromatographic characterization of some medical plant extracts used in cosmetic formulas.
Rapid and reliable methods are presented for the characterization of biologically active and/or characteristic constituents in aqueous extracts of Hamamelis virginiana, Matricaria chamomilla, Achillea millefolium, Thymus vulgaris, Althaea officinalis and Cinchonia spp. Prior to high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) separation a clean-up step was performed using a solid-phase extraction system. The purified extracts were analysed by HPLC coupled with a diode-array detector and a fluorescence detector. In some instances, previously unreported components of the aqueous plant extracts were found.
DRAGOCO, Research Department, Analytical Laboratories, Holzminden, F.R.G.
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D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002930:Cinchona Alkaloids / Q000032:analysis; D003358:Cosmetics / Q000032:analysis*; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000032:analysis; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000032:analysis; D010636:Phenols / Q000032:analysis; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000032:analysis*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013634:Tannins / Q000032:analysis
D000596:Amino Acids; D002930:Cinchona Alkaloids; D003358:Cosmetics; D005419:Flavonoids; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010636:Phenols; D010936:Plant Extracts; D013634:Tannins