Table 3.
Quantitative analysis of the selected identified compounds in A. millefolium and A. biebersteinii hydroglycolic extracts *; each value represents mean content of the compound in mg per 100 g of dried powder ± SD (n = 3); ND—not detected.
| Compound/Extract | Achillea biebersteinii | Achillea millefolium | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HG 1:1 | HG 4:1 | HG 6:1 | HG 1:1 | HG 4:1 | HG 6:1 | |
| Cynarin | 1.215 ± 0.008 | 0.076 ± 0.004 a | 0.078 ± 0.000 a | 0.119 ± 0.002 | ND | ND |
| 3-caffeoylquinic acid | 1.922 ± 0.089 | 0.524 ± 0.011 b | 0.451 ± 0.039 b | 0.595 ± 0.068 b | ND | ND |
| 5-caffeoylquinic acid | 3.181 ± 0.139 | 1.435 ± 0.033 | 1.102 ± 0.093 c | 0.993 ± 0.092 c | 0.036 ± 0.004 | ND |
| 4-caffeoylquinic acid | 1.207 ± 0.021 | 0.209 ± 0.024 d | 0.193 ± 0.005 d | 0.466 ± 0.013 | ND | ND |
| Caffeic acid | 0.036 ± 0.003e | 0.035 ± 0.009 e | 0.037 ± 0.005 e | ND | ND | ND |
| Kaempferol | 0.784 ± 0.001 | 0.141 ± 0.003 | 0.113 ± 0.012 | 0.272 ± 0.021 | 0.065 ± 0.001 | 0.022 ± 0.001 |
| Jaceidin | 0.815 ± 0.048 | ND | 0.005 ± 0.001 f | 0.043 ± 0.008 f | ND | ND |
| Axillarin | 2.539 ± 0.265 | 0.055 ± 0.007 | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| Coumaroyl-quinic acid isomers | 0.203 ± 0.016 g | 0.129 ± 0.010 g | 0.131 ± 0.000 g | 0.734 ± 0.069 | ND | ND |
| Coumaroyl-quinic acid isomers | 0.121 ± 0.007 h | 0.106 ± 0.002 h | 0.117 ± 0.012 h | 1.733 ± 0.105 | ND | ND |
| Quinic acid | 0.684 ± 0.470 i | 0.868 ± 0.008 i,j | 0.071 ± 0.000 | 1.172 ± 0.142 i,k | 1.201 ± 0.050 i,k | 1.294 ± 0.126 j,k |
| 3,8-Dimethylherbacetin | 0.660 ± 0.025 | 0.023 ± 0.002 | ND | ND | ND | ND |
* The contents of cynarin and caffeic acid were calculated from the curve of caffeic acid, the content of kaempferol, jaceidin and axillarin was obtained from the quercetin curve, the concentration of 3-CQA, 4-CQA, 5-CQA, quinic acid and coumaroylquinic acid isomers were calculated from the chlorogenic acid curve. a–k Means in each row not sharing the same letter are significantly different at p < 0.05.