Table 5.

R _f values and the colour of components present in B. monnieri extracts.

Colour	R f
Yellowish brown	0.20
Brown (I)	0.26 bacopaside I
Yellow	0.39
Purple blue (a)	0.57 bacoside A
Blue (a)	0.60 A
Light blue	0.67
Light blue	0.71
Light blue	0.78
Greenish	0.82

Bold fonts refer to R _fs of Bacoside and Bacopaside.