Table 1.

Details of HPTLC analysis of the herbal extracts.

Name of the plant	Marker compound	Mobile phase	Derivitization solution	Scanning wavelength	References
Mucuna pruriens	L-DOPA (3–16 mg)	n-butanol: acetic acid: water (4:1:5)	5% anisaldehydesulphuric solution	280 nm	[41]
Bacopa monnieri	Bacopaside I (500–1500 ng)	n-butanol: acetic acid: water (6:3:1)	5% anisaldehydesulphuric solution	500 nm
Withania somnifera	Withaferin A (90–500 ng)	toluene: ethyl acetate: formic acid (5:5:1)	5% anisaldehydesulphuric solution	500 nm	[43]
Sida cordifolia	Vasicinone (100–500 ng)	n-butanol: acetic acid: water (6:3:1)	NA (derivatization not required)	254 nm
Centella asiatica	Asiatic acid (900–2500 ng)	n-butanol: acetic acid: water (6:3:1)	5% anisaldehydesulphuric solution	500 nm
Celastrus paniculatus	Lupeol (200–500 ng)	toluene: chloroform: methanol (4:4.7:1.3)	5% anisaldehydesulphuric solution	500 nm	[42]