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Planta Med 1980; 38(4): 351-355
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1074888
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Quantitative Determination of Bitter Components in Swertiae Herba

Studies on the Evaluation of Crude Drugs. (IX)Y. Takino1 , M. Koshioka1 , M. Kawaguchi1 , T. Miyahara1 , H. Tanizawa1 , Y. Ishii2 , M. Higashino2 , T. Hayashi2
  • 1Shizuoka College of Pharmacy, Oshika, Shizuoka, Japan.
  • 2Koshiro Chuji-Shoten Co. Ltd., Dosho-machi, Higashi-ku, Osaka, Japan.
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29 April 2008 (online)

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Abstract

Quantitative determinations of bitter components in Swertiae Herba were carried out by using high speed liquid chromatography. The bitter components were present in all the samples analyzed. The contents varied from 0.054 to 0.562 % for amarogentin, trace amount to 0.254 % for amaroswerin and trace amount to 0.454 % for gentiopicroside.

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Swertia japonica - Gentianaceae - Amarogentin - Amaroswerin - Gentiopicroside - High Speed Liquid Chromatography.

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