Quantitative estimation of (-)-hinokinin, a trypanosomicidal marker in Piper cubeba, and some of its commercial formulations using HPLC-PDA

The fruits of Piper cubeba have been used in Ayurvedic system of medicine for pain, tastelessness, painful urination and mouth diseases. Among its various chemical constituents, (-)-hinokinin, a trypanosomicidal dibenzylbutyrolactone lignan, is found in significant quantities. For quality evaluation...

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Main Authors: Kothapalli Haribabu, Makula Ajitha, Uppuluri Venkata Mallavadhani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-04-01
Series:Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095177914000094