INVESTIGATION OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS IN HOMEOPATHIC INDIGO (BAPTISIA) TINCTURES

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4
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2017

D.A. Nikishin (1), N.S. Teryoshina (1), V.N. Tashlitsky (2), 1-I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University; 8, Trubetskaya St., Build. 2, Moscow 19991, Russian Federation; 2-Faculty of Chemistry, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University; 1, Leninsky Gory, Build. 3, GSP-1, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation

Introduction. Wild indigo (Baptisia tinctoria) roots are used in medicine mainly to treat infectious diseases and cancer. The raw material contains quinolizidine alkaloids, phenolic compounds, coumarins, tannins, triterpene saponins, glycoproteins, and polysaccharides. Objective: to comparatively investigate homeopathic matrix tinctures of indigo roots. Material and methods. Homeopathic tinctures from fresh and dried indigo roots were matters for this investigation that was conducted by high performance liquid chromatography using a chromatograph. Results. The homeopathic indigo roots were found to contain 18 phenolic compounds. Ten compounds were admittedly identified by retention times and mass spectra. Conclusion. Homeopathic matrix tinctures from fresh and dried indigo roots have different qualitative and quantitative phenolic compositions.
Keywords: 
wild indigo
Baptisia tincture (L.) R.Br.
homeopathic tincture
phenolic compounds
flavonoids
high performance liquid chromatography
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