Recently, Raman spectroscopy become a popular and potential analytical technique for the
analysis of pharmaceuticals as a result of its advancement. The innovation of laser …

The popularity of herbal medicines and dietary supplements is increasing all over the world
due to the many side-effects assigned to synthetic drugs. Herbal remedies should be …

Background There has been a global rise in the use of natural health products (NHPs).
Proper regulation of NHPs is pivotal to ensure good quality control standards, enhance …

Obesity that is associated with a high consumption of slimming substances is considered a
public health problem around the world. In this context, the increasing consumption of …

A simple thin layer chromatographic (TLC)-image analysis method was developed for rapid
determination and quantitation of sibutramine hydrochloride (SH) adulterated in herbal …

It is essential to guarantee the safety of unprocessed plants and food supplements if
consumers' health is to be protected. Although botanicals and their preparations are …

The adulteration of herbal supplements is of growing importance, especially when they
contain undeclared compounds like sibutramine that are unsafe drugs. Sibutramine was …

A new validated method for the identification and quantification of the sibutramine was
developed by HPTLC-densitometry at 225nm and advantages and disadvantages …

Traditional herbal medicines (THMs) are gaining popularity worldwide as an alternative
approach to prescription drugs for many reasons including a general perception that they …

Pharmaceutical adulterants are commonly found in herbal weight loss products, and
analytical techniques for detecting these adulterants have become increasingly important to …