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    Determination of Organic Volatile Impurities in Herbal Formulations and Extracts

    S. B. Puranik1★, P. N. Sanjay Pai1, G. K. Rao1★ Corresponding author

    1. 1Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, Near Lalbagh Main Gate, Bangalore-560027, India.

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    S. B. Puranik

    Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy, Near Lalbagh Main Gate, Bangalore-560027, India.

    sangpur@rediffmail.com

    Received: 06-10-2008; Revised: 04-12-2008; Accepted: 29-01-2009.

    Volume 5, Issue 18 · pp. 139–144 · PUBLISHED 2009 · DOI:

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    Organic volatile impurities (OVIs), residual solvents in herbal formulations and extracts were monitored using gas chromatography (GC) with Flame Ionisation detector (FID). As per GMP, measuring residual solvents is mandatory. It is now possible to take advantage of GC equipment with faster temperature ramping capabilities, in combination with shorter capillary GC columns, to achieve considerable gain in efficiency and reduction in analysis time. In the present study Gas chromatographic method for the determination of methanol, ethanol and isopropyl alcohol at residual levels in herbal formulations and extracts was developed using a flame ionization detector and the separation was carried out on BP 624 column, using GC 17 A shimadzu, with nitrogen as carrier gas in the split mode by direct injection method. The retention time for standard methanol, ethanol and isopropyl alcohol was found to be 3.72, 5.26 and 6.28 min respectively. The linearity for methanol, ethanol and isopropyl alcohol (IPA) was found to be in the range of 10-400 µL mL-1, 10 - 500 µL mL-1 and 1 -240 µL mL-1 respectively. The method was validated according to ICH guidelines. The method described is simple, sensitive, rugged, reliable and reproducible for the quantitation of methanol, ethanol and isopropyl levels from herbal formulations and extracts and their levels are found to be within the ICH limits.

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      Puranik, S. B., Pai, P. N. S., & Rao, G. K. (2009). Determination of Organic Volatile Impurities in Herbal Formulations and Extracts. Pharmacognosy Magazine, 5(18), 139–144.