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. 2015 May 15;10(5):e0127866. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127866

Table 4. Molecular identification versus TLC, HPLC and UV analyses.

Species, minimal [] of chemical markers and method of dosage Samples Molecular identification Chemical TLC Markers Content
H. virginiana (3,0% of tannins/ UV) 01 Hamamelis spp. Present 3,59%
02 Betula spp. Not Present 0,57%
07 Tilia spp. Not Present 0,23%
08 Solanum spp. Present 4,22%
09 Unidentified Not Present 0,61%
12 Hamamelis spp. Present 4,04%
17 Lantana spp. Present 4,43%
22 Persicaria spp. Not Present 0,84%
23 Sterculia urens Not Present 0,20%
28 Hamamelis spp. Present 4,13%
M. recutita (0,25% Apigenin 7-glucoside/ HPLC) 05 Matricaria spp. Present 0,005%
20 Matricaria spp. Present 0,001%
24 Matricaria spp. Present 0,001%
27 Matricaria recutita Present 0,002%
M. ilicifolia (2,8 mg/g of Epicatechin, HPLC) 06 Roupala spp. Present 26,32 mg/g
10 Maytenus spp. Present 79,80 mg/g
22 Sorocea affinis Not Present -
24 Fabaceae Not Present -
28 Maytenus spp. Present 107,44 mg/g
M. glomerata (0,1% of Cumarin, HPLC) 04 Mikania spp. Present 0,038%
15 Mikania spp. Present 0,020%
26 Mikania spp. Present 0,011%
P. ginseng (0,2% ginsenoside Rg1 and 0,1% ginsenoside Rb1, HPLC) 05 Pfaffia dunaliana Not Present -
08 Pfaffia dunaliana Not Present -
10 Amaranthaceae Not Present -
13 Pfaffia dunaliana Not Present -
25 Pfaffia dunaliana Not Present -
P. incarnata (1,5% of total flavonoids, UV) 01 Passiflora spp. Not Present 0,126%
03 Passiflora spp. Present 1,614%
08 Passiflora spp. Present 1,58%
13 Passiflora spp. Present 0,833%
18 Senna alexandrina Not Present 0,154%
21 Passiflora spp. Present 0,97%
29 Senna alexandrina Not Present 0,229%
P. boldus (0,1% of total alkaloids, HPLC) 06 Vernonia colorata Not Present -
08 Peumus boldus Present 0,33%
26 Peumus boldus Present 0,72%
31 Peumus boldus Present 0,29%
V. officinalis (0,05% of valerenic acid, HPLC) 02 Ageratum conyzoides Not present -
04 No sequence Not present -
06 Valeriana spp. Not present -
09 Unidentified Not present -
22 Valeriana spp. Not present -
24 Valeriana spp. Present 0,037%
25 Asteraceae Present 0,023%
29 Cissampelos spp. Present 0,050%
32 Valeriana spp. Not present -