2.1. Fruits
In accordance with the State Pharmacopoeia of
the USSR, XI-th edition, the section “Quantifi cation”
includes a chromatographic-spectrophotometric method
for estimating the sum of fl avonoids (in terms of
hyperoside). Their quantity in fruits should be at least
0.06% at the wavelength of 365 nm [24].
Quantifi
cation of fruits in the European
In our opinion, this technique is rather cumbersome
and diffi cult from the point of view of interpreting the
results of the analysis, because the chromatogram of the
test solution determines substances absent in the refer-
ence solution.
In the European Pharmacopoeia and Pharmacopoeia
of the Republic of Belarus, in the section “Qualitative de-
termination” of leaves with hawthorn fl owers, a thin lay-
er chromatography method is provided using a reference
solution consisting of chlorogenic acid and hyperoside
dissolved in methanol. The following system is used as
a mobile phase: anhydrous formic acid – water – methyl
ethyl ketone – ethyl acetate (10: 10: 30: 50). The mani-
festation is carried out by a spray – a solution consisting
of a 10 g / l solution of aminoethyl ester of diphenylboric
acid in methanol and then a spray of a 50 g / l solution of
polyethylene glycol in methanol. After that the substance
is displayed in UV light at 365 nm [26, 28].
As far as we can see, there are some disagreements
regarding the analysis of leaves with hawthorn fl owers,
which stem from the use of different approaches to the
standardization of raw materials. Consequently, the prob-
lem of the most appropriate method to be used, remains
unsolved because of the characteristics of the fl avonoid
composition of the raw materials being examined.
1.4. Leaves
Leaves, as a kind of medicinal plant material, are
described only in the Pharmacopeia of the Republic of
Belarus. To determine the authenticity, in the Pharmaco-
peia the following reactions are presented: with ammo-
nium chloride (greenish-yellow staining while heating),
iron (III) solution of ammonium sulfate in the presence
of hydrochloric acid in butanol (red staining while heat-
ing) [28].
In our opinion, to determine the authenticity of haw-
thorn leaves, it is advisable to add a thin layer chroma-
tography method using standard samples.
Summing up the results of this section, it seems to us
that the analysis of the authenticity of all types of haw-
thorn raw materials should be carried out diagnostically
on signifi cant substances.
Thus, the qualitative analysis of the fl owers with
the use of hyperoside state standard sample (SSS) is
objective (the State Pharmacopoeia of the USSR, XI-
th edition, the State Pharmacopoeia of the Republic of
Belarus), the use of four standards (chlorogenic acid,
coffee acid, hyperoside and rutin) to determine the
authenticity of hawthorn fruits is not quite appropriate,
since these substances are not specifi c to the discussed
type of raw materials and are often found in other plants.
In our opinion, in the case of shoots (leaves with
fl owers) it makes sense to use a mixture of standards,
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