Research Progress in Extraction and Detection Methods of Alkaloids from Solanum Nigrum / 中国中医药信息杂志

ABSTRACT

Solanum Nigrum is a kind of dicotyledon solanaceae annual herb, and alkaloids are its main bioactive constituents, with good antitumor activity. The current extraction methods for alkaloids include solvent extraction, ultrasonic extraction, microwave extraction, supercritical fluid extraction, and column chromatography etc, while the detection methods include acid dye colorimetry, thin layer scanning, high performance liquid chromatography, reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography, and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography etc. This article reviewed the research progress in extraction and detection methods of alkaloid from Solanum Nigrum in recent years, so as to provide references for further research and development of alkaloid from Solanum Nigrum.