[Determination of myristicin and safrol in the volatile oil of semen Myristicae and its processed products by TLC-scanning]

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 1991 May;16(5):272-8, 317.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

This paper reports the determination of myristicin and safrol in the volatile oil of Semen Myristicae and its processed products by TLC-Scanning. The results showed that in the processed products myristicin decreased markedly and safrol decreased slightly. The quantity of myristicin roasted with paste less than with wheat bran less than with talcum powder less than the unprocessed one. The toxicity of Semen Myristicae is related to the quantities of myristicin.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Allylbenzene Derivatives
  • Benzyl Compounds*
  • Chromatography, Thin Layer
  • Densitometry
  • Dioxolanes / analysis*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry*
  • Hot Temperature
  • Oils, Volatile / chemistry
  • Pyrogallol / analogs & derivatives
  • Technology, Pharmaceutical
  • Temperature
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Allylbenzene Derivatives
  • Benzyl Compounds
  • Dioxolanes
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Oils, Volatile
  • Pyrogallol
  • myristicin