Abstract
Introduction: Tiger Balm® is a blend of volatile oils used for many years in control of muscle cramps and headache. Objectives: To establish a quick and accurate method of analysis for Tiger Balm®. Materials and Methods: GC-MS and TD GC-MS were used in parallel to define the metabolites in Tiger Balm® blend in comparison with high quality standards in confirmation of the metabolite identities. Results: TD GC-MS was more efficient in showing the 1:1 relative abundance of camphor and menthol which can be taken as a chemical marker of this herbal medicine. Conclusion: In this work we applied efficiently the use of TD GC-MS in quality analysis of semisolid herbal medicine with volatile scents without the need of tedious pre-treatment with organic solvents, which is required by using GC-MS.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 230-233 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Pharmacognosy Journal |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 29 Feb 2016 |
Keywords
- camphor
- GC-MS
- menthol
- TD GC-MS
- Tiger Balm®