Open AccessDevelopment of validated high-performance thin-layer chromatography method for simultaneous determination of quercetin and kaempferol in Thespesia populnea
Author(s) -
Hiteksha Panchal,
Aeshna Amin,
Mamta B. Shah
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pharmacognosy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4836
pISSN - 0974-8490
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8490.210326
Subject(s) - kaempferol , quercetin , traditional medicine , malvaceae , chromatography , flavonoid , chemistry , high performance thin layer chromatography , pharmacognosy , silica gel , thin layer chromatography , botany , biology , medicine , organic chemistry , biochemistry , biological activity , in vitro , antioxidant
Thespesia populnea L. (Family: Malvaceae) is a well-known medicinal plant distributed in tropical regions of the world and cultivated in South Gujarat and indicated to be useful in cutaneous affections, psoriasis, ringworm, and eczema. Bark and fruits are indicated in the diseases of skin, urethritis, and gonorrhea. The juice of fruits is employed in treating certain hepatic diseases. The plant is reported to contain flavonoids, quercetin, kaempferol, gossypetin, Kaempferol-3-monoglucoside, β-sitosterol, kaempferol-7-glucoside, and gossypol. T. populnea is a common component of many herbal and Ayurvedic formulation such as Kamilari and Liv-52.