Herbal and Natural Compounds

Herbs/Botanicals Markers/Ingredients Methods
Acai Extract Total Anthocyanidins HPLC-UV, UV-VIS
Alfalfa Carotenes HPLC, UV-VIS
Alfalfa Soyasaponins HPLC, LC/MS
Alfalfa Chlorophylls HPLC, UV-VIS
Algae Chlorophylls HPLC, UV-VIS
Algae Carotenoids (e.g. Astaxanthin & Carotene) HPLC, UV-VIS
Algae Pheophobides HPLC, UV-VIS
Algae Phycocyanins HPLC
Algae Microcystins ELISA, HPLC
Alma Extract Total Tannins HPLC, EP
Alma Extract Vitamin C HPLC
Aloe Vera Aloe Alkaloids UV, HPLC
Aloe Vera Polysaccharides Gravimetric, HPLC
Aloe Vera Quinones HPLC
Andrographis Andrographolides HPLC
Apple Extract Phloridzin & Phloretin HPLC
Artichoke Flavonoids HPLC
Artichoke Cynarin HPLC
Artemisia Arteminisin HPLC
Asparagus Asparagoside HPLC
Astragalus Astragalosides or Astragalin HPLC
Astragalus Cycloastragenol HPLC
Astragalus Polysaccharides HPLC, Grav-UV-VIS
Aswangandha Withanolides HPLC
Bacopa Bacoside A & B HPLC
Banaba Corosolic Acid HPLC, GC
Barberry Berberine Sulfate HPLC
Barley Grass Phenolics or Flavonoids HPLC
Bee Pollens 10-HDA HPLC
Bee Propolis Flavones and Flavonoids HPLC, UV-VIS
Betula Betulinic Acid HPLC
Bilberry Anthocyanidins, Anthocyanosides HPLC, UV-VIS
Birth Betulinic Acid, Betulin HPLC
Bitter Melon Charantins HPLC
Black Cohash Triperpene Glycosides HPLC, UV-VIS
Black Currant Anthocyanins HPLC, UV-VIS
Black Tea Theaflavins HPLC
Blueberries Pterostibene HPLC
Boldu Boldine HPLC
Boswellia serrata Boswellic Acids HPLC, Titration
Broccoli Glucosinolates HPLC, UV
Broccoli Sulforaphane HPLC
Bupleurum (Chaihu) Saikosaponins HPLC
Burdock Root Chlorogenic Acids HPLC
Butcher’s Broom Saponins UV-VIS
Butterbur Petasin and other Diterpenes HPLC
Butterbur Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids HPLC, TLC
Caesalpinia Spinosa Tannins HPLC, UV
Cascara Sagrada Cascarosides UV-VIS (USP)
Caralluma Pregnane Glycosides HPLC
Cat’s Claw Oxindole Alkaloids HPLC
Cayenne (Capsicum) Capsaicin HPLC
Cayenne Heat Unit HPLC-Calculation
Cereals Oat & Barley Phenolics: ferulic, caffeic & p-coumaric HPLC
Celery Flavonoids HPLC
Celery  Sedanolide and Phthalides HPLC
Chamomile Apigenin HPLC
Chase Berry Agnuside HPLC
Chase Berry Extract Vitexin & Casticin HPLC
Cinnamon Bark Flavonoids, Polyphenols or cinnamaldehyde UV-VIS, HPLC
Cinnamon Extract Coumarin GC, HPLC
Chicory Sesquiterpene Lactones HPLC
Citrus Aurantium Synephrine, Octopamine, Tryamine HPLC
Citrus Extract (lemon) Hesperidin, Naringen & other Bioflavonoids HPLC
Citrus Extract Nobiletin, Tangeretin HPLC
Cocoa Extract Theobromine HPLC
Cocoa Extract Caffeine and Biogenic amines HPLC
Coleus Atropin and Scopolamine HPLC
Coleus Forskohlii Forskolin HPLC
Coptis Root Berberine HPLC
Cordyceps Cordycepic Acid, Cordycepin & Andenosine HPLC
Cordyceps Polysaccharides Enzyme-Gravimetric
Cranberry Extract Anthocyanins HPLC
Cranberry Extract Organic Acids HPLC
Cranberry Extract Total Procyanins or Phenolics UV-VIS, HPLC
Cruciferous Extract Glucosinolates HPLC, UV
Curcuma Extract Curcuminoids HPLC
Curcuma Extract Sesquiterpenoids GC, GC/MS
Damiana Arbutin HPLC
Danshen Dashinones HPLC
Dandelion Phenolics HPLC
Devils Claw Harpagoside HPLC
Dong-Quai Ligustilides or Ferulic acid HPLC
Echinacea Echinacosides & Chicolic acids HPLC
Echinacea Total Phenolics Folin-Ciocalteu’s
Ephedra Ephedrins HPLC, LC/MS
Epimedium Icariin HPLC
Eucalyptus Eucalyptol GC
Eurycoma Longifolia Eurycomanone HPLC
Eurycoma Longifolia Polysaccharides UV-VIS
Eurycoma Longifolia Total Saponins UV-VIS
Eurycoma Longifolia Eurypeptides BCA
Evodiae Fructus Rutaecarpine/evodiamine/dehydroevodiamine HPLC
Eyebright Aucubin HPLC
Fenugreek 4-Hydroxyisoleucine HPLC
Fenugreek Saponins HPLC, UV-VIS
Feverfew Pathenolide GC, HPLC
Flax Seed Lignans HPLC
Fu-Ti Emodin, Physcion, Resveratrol HPLC
Fu-Ti Total Anthraquinones UV-VIS
Garcinia HCA (Hydroxycitric acid) HPLC
Garcinia Mangostana Mangostines HPLC
Garlic Oil Allyl Sulfides GC, HPLC
Garlic Powder Alliin, Allicin Potential HPLC
Garlic Powder Thiosulfinates or Glutamyl Cysteines HPLC
Gentian Iridoids HPLC
Ginger Ginerols and Gingerdiols USP-HPLC
Ginger Volatile Oil USP
Ginkgo Flavonoid Glycosides HPLC
Ginkgo Terpenelactones HPLC
Ginkgo Ginkgolic Acid HPLC
Ginseng Ginsenosides HPLC, UV-VIS
Gold Thread Berberine, Palmatine HPLC
Golden Seal Hydrastine, Berberine HPLC
Gotu Kola Asiaticosides & triterpeenes HPLC
Gotu Kola Caffeine HPLC
Grape Seed Extract OPC/PVU UV-VIS
Grape Seed Extract Procyanins HPLC, UV-VIS
Grape Skin Polyphenols UV-VIS
Grape Skin Resveratrol HPLC
Green Tea Total Phenolics UV-VIS
Green Tea Total Catechins, EGCG or Caffeine HPLC
Green Coffee Extract Chlorogenic Acid and derivatives HPLC, LC/MS
Guarana Caffeine, Theobromine HPLC
Guggul Guggalsterones HPLC
Gymnama Gymnamic Acids Gravimetric, HPLC
Hawthorn O- or C-Gly-Flavones (Vitexin & Hyperosides) HPLC
Holy Basil Ursolic Acid and Oleanolic Acid HPLC
Hoodia P57 HPLC, TLC
Hops Prenylflavonoids (Xanthohumol etc.) HPLC
Horsetail Silicic acid and silicates AOAC
Horse Chestnut Escin HPLC
Horse Chestnut Aesculin LC/MS
Jiaogulan Saponins HPLC
Jojoba Simmodsin HPLC
Jujube Jujubosides HPLC
Kava Kava Kavalactones GC, HPLC
Kelp Iodine Titration
Kidney Bean Starch Blocker, Amylase Inhibition USP (Modified)
Kudzu Isoflavonoids HPLC
Lagerstroemia Corosolic Acid HPLC
Licorice Glycyrrhizic Acid HPLC
Louhan Guo Mogroside HPLC
Maca Macamides, Macamines LC/MS
Maca Isothiocyanates, Glucosinolates HPLC
Magnolia Honokiol & Magnolol HPLC
Marigold Flower Lutein HPLC
Mastic Gum Mastic Acids GC
Ma Huang Ephedrine Alkaloids HPLC
Mangosteen Mangostin Xanthones Profile HPLC, LC/MS
Momordica Charantin HPLC
Mulberry 1-Deoxynojirimycin (DNJ) HPLC
Mushroom beta 1,3, & beta 1,4 — glucan Enzymatic
Mile Thistle Silymarins UV, HPLC
Nettle Scopletin or beta-Sitosterol HPLC, GC
Nettle Silica Wet Chemistry
Noni Anthraquinones HPLC, UV-VIS
Oat/Barley Grass Chlorophylls & Chlorophyllin UV-VIS, HPLC
Olive Leaf Extract Oleuropein, Hydroxytyrosol & Verbacosides HPLC
Pau D’arco Lapachol (Naphthoquinones) HPLC
Passion Flower Vitexins HPLC
Peganum harmala Harmaline HPLC
Pepper Piperine HPLC
Pine Bark OPC or Polyphenols USP, HPLC
Pomegranate Tannins/punicalagins HPLC
Pomegranate Punicic acid GC
Prune Anthocyanins UV-VIS
Psyllium Husk Fiber USP
Pygeum beta-Sitosterol or total sterols GC
Rauwolfia  Indole Alkaloids HPLC
Red Clover Isoflavones HPLC
Red Yeast Lovastatin, Monacolin K HPLC
Reishi Mushroom Ganoderic Acids or Polysaccharides HPLC, UV-VIS
Rhodiola Rosavins, Salidrosides HPLC
Rosemary Rosmarinic Acid HPLC
Rosemary Carnosic Acid and Diterpenes HPLC
Rose Hips Vitamin C HPLC
Rose Hips Proanthocyanins HPLC
Royal Jelly 10-HDA GC, HPLC
Saw Palmetto Fatty Acids, Phytosterols GC
Seaweeds Fucoxanthins HPLC, UV-VIS
Seaweed Fucoidan (Fucose and sulfate) GC, Titration
Schizandra Schizandrins UV-VIS, HPLC
Scutellaria Baicalin/Baicalein HPLC
Sesame Sesamine & Lignan HPLC
Senna Sennosides A + B USP, HPLC
Siberian Ginseng Eleutherosides B + E HPLC
Soy Isoflavonoids, Phenolics HPLC
Spirulina Chlorophylls HPLC
Spirulina Carotenoids HPLC
St. John’s Wort Hypericin, Hyperforin, Flavonoids HPLC, UV-VIS
Stevia Steviosides HPLC
Tomato Extract Lycopene, carotenoids HPLC, UV-VIS
Tribulus terrestris Protodioscin, Steroidal Saponins HPLC, UV-VIS
Turmeric Rhizome Curcuminoids HPLC
Uva-Ursi Arbutin GC, HPLC
Verbascum Flavonoids HPLC
Valerian Valerenic Acids HPLC
Vitex Ecdysteroids HPLC, GC
Wild Yam Diosgenin GC, HPLC
Willow Bark Salicin HPLC
Yeast Wall Extract beta-Glucan Enzyme-Colorimetric
Yohimbe Yohimbine, Total Alkaloids GC, UV, HPLC
Yuca Yuca Saponins UV-VIS