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TLC analysis Extract 0.5 g of crude drug with 15 mL of dichloromethane under reflux for 10 minutes. Filter and filtrate is evaporated to dryness at room temperature. The dried residue is dissolved in 1 mL of dichloromethane for TLC investigation. Application volume : 10 mL Developing solvent system : Hexane: Ethyl acetate (10:3) Stationary phase : Silica gel GF254 Aluminium sheet Spray reagent : Vanillin - sulphuric acid (VS) : Anisaldehyde - sulphuric acid (AS)
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Fig. 2 Thin-layer Chromatogram of Dichloromethane Extract of the Dried Rhizome of Alpinia conchigera Griff.
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Loss on drying at 105 °C Foreign matter Total ash Acid-insoluble ash Water soluble ash Ethanol soluble extract Water soluble extract Important formulation
: Not more than 6.41 % : Not more than 1.0 % : Not more than 10.85 % : Not more than 5.15 % : Not less than 3.30 % : Not less than 17.52 % : Not less than 18.20 % : Traditional Medicine Formulations (TMFs) 2 - 8/39/40 Sup: 17 • Traditional therapeutic uses : Indigestion, Flatulence, Dyspepsia, Colic, Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhoea, Allergic reaction, Fever, Cough, Haemoptysis, Amenorrhoea, as blood purifying agent • Research reports : Antituberculous 9, 10, Anti-proliferative and antioxidant activity 11, Pulmonary tuberculosis 12, Antibacterial 13
