Phytochemistry and Bioactivity of Enicostemma Littorale

Phytochemical markers are pivotal in the current practice of quality control since they are used as indicator at various stages of development and manufacturing of herbal medicine. Recent approaches of applying hyphenated chromatography and spectroscopy such as HPLC, LCMS and HPLC-NMR could provide the additional spectral information, which will be very helpful for the qualitative analysis and structural elucidation. A chemical fingerprint obtained by hyphenated chromatography, can become the primary tool for quality control of herbal medicines This book provides detailed pharmacognostic and phytochemical study, isolation, purification, analytical method development of Swertiamarin, Isoswertisin-5-O- β-D-glucoside, Quercetin, Swertisin and safety, antidiabetic activity of ethyl acetate extract of Enicostemma littorale.