ABSTRACT
In the present study an analytical method of high-performance thin-layer chromatography [HPTLC] has been developed for quantification of glycyrrhizin for marketed antistress liquorice root capsules [LRC] and herbal tea [HT]. Chromatography was performed by using mobile phase ethyl acetate [EA]: glacial acetic acid [GAA]: Methanol [MeOH]: water [H2O] in proportion of 6:2:2:1, v/v/v/v. The developed plate was scanned and quantified densitometrically at absorption maxima 254nm. The method was validated for various analytical parameters viz. precision, accuracy, recovery, robustness, specificity, detection and quantification limits. The developed system was found to give compact spot for glycyrrhizin [Rf = 0.33 +/- 0.001]. The linearity relationship was described by the equation Y=6.841X+ 70.428. The limit of detection [34 ng band-1], limit of quantification [101ng band-1], recovery [99.4-99.8%], and precision [