The Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences, Vol 12 No 2 (2008): 322 - 327
PROFILING OF CENTELLA
ASIATICA (L.) URBAN EXTRACT
N.A.
Faculty Of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering,
Chemical Engineering Pilot Plant,
Universiti Teknologi
Johor
Abstract
Centella
Asiatica is one of those phytochemical that has been consume for hundreds years
and it is claimed that the plant possess
various healing effect and antioxidant properties. For many years, a lot
of commercial and medicinal researches have been focusing their resources on
this plant. Hence, the profiling of this plant is vital. This study was
done to investigate the behaviour of
active components in two different accessions commercially grown in
Johore Bahru. Research procedures were carried out according to the modified
method utilizing TLC and HPLC analysis
method. The findings suggested that in
different parts of Centella Asiatica contain different amount of
phytochemicals. The highest concentration of phytochemicals was found in the
second accession that was asiaticoside (2.56 ug/ml), madecasoside (5.30 ug/ml)
and asiatic acids (3421.60 ug/ml). Leaves contain a higher concentration of
those phytochemicals relative to the petioles and the roots.
Keywords : Profiling, Centella Asiatica , TLC, HPLC
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