A Validated HPLC Method for Quantification and Optimization of Furocoumarins in Different Extracts of Fruits of Heracleum candicans |
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Authors: | Raghavan Govindarajan Dhirendra Pratap Singh Adarsh Pratap Singh Madan Mohan Pandey Ajay Kumar Singh Rawat |
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Institution: | (1) Pharmacognosy and Ethnopharmacology Division, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226 001, India |
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Abstract: | Heracleum candicans Wall. ex DC (Apiaceae) finds use as an aphrodisiac, nerve tonic and also in the treatment of skin diseases in the Indian
system of medicines and is reported to be rich in furocoumarins which are extensively used in pharmaceutical industry for
their photosensitizing activity on human skin. Thus a HPLC–PDA method has been developed for the selection of suitable solvent
for extraction and quantitative estimation of these furocoumarins viz. heraclenol, heraclenin, bergapten and psoralen in fruits
of H. candicans. The results indicate that heraclenol is found to be maximum in 30% aqueous methanolic extract (0.108%) while the maximum
concentration of heraclenin (anti-inflammatory principle) and bergapten (melanogenesis stimulation activity) was found in
the pure methanolic extract (0.386 and 0.281%, respectively). However psoralen (anti-psoriatric principle) was found in very
low concentration in all the extracts. Further validation of the method was done in view to demonstrate its selectivity, linearity,
precision, accuracy and robustness. The method thus developed can be applied in quality evaluation of H. candicans. |
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Keywords: | Column liquid chromatography HPLC– DAD Furocoumarins in fruit extracts Heracleum candicans |
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