Evaluation of thin-layer chromatography methods for quality control of commercial products containing Aesculus hippocastanum, Turnera diffusa, Matricaria recutita, Passiflora incarnata, and Tilia occidentalis.
In Mexico, plant-derived products with health claims are sold as herbal dietary supplements, and there are no rules for their legal quality control. Aesculus hippocastanum, Turnera diffusa, Matricaria recutita, Passiflora incarnata, and Tilia occidentalis are some of the major commercial products obtained from plants used in this region. In this paper, we describe the effectiveness of thin-layer chromatography methods to provide for the quality control of several commercial products containing these plants. Standardized extracts were used. Of the 49 commercial products analyzed, only 32.65% matched the chromatographic characteristic of standardized extracts. A significant number of commercial products did not match their label, indicating a problem resulting from the lack of regulation for these products. The proposed methods are simple, sensitive, and specific and can be used for routine quality control of raw herbals and formulations of the tested plants. The results obtained show the need to develop simple and reliable analytical methods that can be performed in any laboratory for the purpose of quality control of dietary supplements or commercial herbal products sold in Mexico.
Ramírez-Durón
Rosalba
R
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de Medicina, PO Box 2316, Sucursal Tecnológico, 64841 Monterrey Nuevo León, México.
Ceniceros-Almaguer
Lucía
L
Salazar-Aranda
Ricardo
R
Salazar-Cavazos
Ma de la Luz
Mde L
Waksman de Torres
Noemi
N
D031319:Aesculus / Q000378:metabolism*; D002623:Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / Q000379:methods*; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / Q000379:methods*; D002845:Chromatography / Q000379:methods; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer / Q000379:methods*; D031168:Matricaria / Q000378:metabolism*; D029598:Passiflora / Q000378:metabolism*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000032:analysis*; D011786:Quality Control; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D032384:Tilia / Q000378:metabolism*; D029647:Turnera / Q000378:metabolism*
D010936:Plant Extracts