The biological source of curcumin is the rhizome of Curcuma longa, belonging to the family Zingiberaceae. The plant is extensively…
Atropine is an alkaloid obtained from Atropa belladonna, Datura stramonium, and Hyoscyamus muticus, all members of the Solanaceae family. Each of…
Nowadays there is a growing importance for the discovery of biodynamic agents from marine sources and drugs from marine sources.…
Resins are complex, amorphous, and somewhat semisolid substances that would melt on heating. These are secreted by schizogenous or schizolysigenous…
Tannins are non-nitrogenous organic compounds with astringent properties. They are a large group of compounds with a wider distribution in…
Adulteration is the intentional or unintentional substitution of original crude drugs, fully or partially with substances of inferior quality that…
Borntrager’s test and modified borntrager’s test are used to identify the presence of phenolic compounds such as anthraquinone glycosides in…
The enfleurage method is a type of volatile oil extraction using non-volatile solvents. Raw materials such as flower petals or…
Soxhlet extraction process is an atmospheric liquid extraction that uses solvents at low pressure and boiling temperature to selectively extract…
Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) is the process where supercritical fluids are used as the extracting solvent to separate one component…
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