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Abstract Aleurites moluccanus L. (Willd.), Euphorbiaceae, is a tree that is native to Indonesia and India. Various parts of this tree are commonly used in traditional medicine to treat pain, fever, inflammation, hepatitis, gastric ulcer and other ailments. An oral suspension containing dried extract of A. moluccanus was developed and in vivo anti-inflammatory activity was evaluated. Extract 100 and 50 mg/ml loaded oral suspensions were prepared using different suspending agents. The formulations were analysed by their appearance, pH, density, redispersion time, rate of settling, rheological behaviour, distribution of particle size and zeta potential. The dose uniformity was determined by measuring the content of total phenolic compounds expressed in swertisin by a validated HPLC method, as well as the dissolution profile. The stability of oral suspensions was analysed in accelerated studies (40 °C for 6 months). The anti-inflammatory activity was analysed using an in vivo paw oedema model. The taste and odour of the suspensions were shown to be characteristic of the extract. Carmellose sodium (CS; 0.5%) and microcrystalline cellulose and carmellose sodium mixture (MCCS; 1%) showed better physical behaviour. The content of total phenolic compounds was 1.6 mg/ml and approximately 100% of the total phenolic compounds dissolved within 10 min. During the stability study, the formulations were approved by their physical–chemical properties and were shown to lose 12–14% of total phenolic compounds at 40 °C after 6 months. Suspensions containing 50 mg/ml of standardised dried extract inhibited around 35 ± 7.6% of paw oedema. Formulations containing CS showed more anti-inflammatory activity. Suspensions containing dry extract of A. moluccanus were successfully obtained and showed physical and physical–chemistry properties that were appropriate and characteristic of this dosage form, suitable for administration in paediatric and elderly populations, making this an alternative to tablets.
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Este trabalho teve como objetivo utilizar métodos de controle de qualidade para algumas drogas vegetais a base de Bauhinia forficata comercializadas nos municípios de Itajaí e Balneário Camboriú, utilizando como marcador químico o flavonóide kaempferitrina. As metodologias empregadas foram cromatografia em camada delgada (CCD) e cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência (CLAE), além da análise microscópica, análise de rótulos e características organolépticas e a presença de material estranho. Todas as análises foram comparadas com os resultados demonstrados pela amostra autêntica, devidamente identificada, de B. forficata (A). Foram analisadas 06 amostras a base de Bauhinia identificadas através de siglas, sendo a B. forficata autêntica a amostra A e seis comerciais denominadas B-G. Todas as amostras comerciais foram reprovadas quanto à presença de material estranho, ficando acima de 2 por cento. Na análise microscópica observou-se que apenas a amostra E e G apresentam-se iguais à B. forficata. A análise cromatográfica revelou a presença de kaempferitrina somente nas amostras B, C, E e G.
The present study aimed to use methods to perform the quality control of some vegetal drugs based on Bauhinia forficata from Itajaí and Balneário Camboriú, using the flavonoid kaempferitrin as chemical marker. The methods used were thin layer chromatography (TLC) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), besides microscopic analysis, label analysis and organoleptic characteristics and strange material presence. All the analyses were compared with the authentic sample of B. forficata (A) results. This study used six commercial samples which were denoted as B-G. In the strange material analyses, all the samples were disapproved because they were above 2 percent. Microscopic analyses revealed that only B and G samples were identical to B. forficata (A). The chromatographic results suggested that only the samples B, C, E and G presented kaempferitrin.