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| | | AAL Phytochemical Testing - Another essential component of AAL's testing expertise is herbal supplement, botanical supplement and natural product source testing. We routinely analyze natural products for identification, potency, marker quantitation, trace impurities, and organic volatile impurities, as well as many other analyses.
"PHYTOCHEMICALS" are defined as chemical actives that are derived from plants, and also sometimes called botanical supplements. These botanical actives may be a variation of flavonoid, alkaloid, coumarin, isoflavone, fatty acid, phenolic, saponin, vitamin or phytosterol. These may be present as more than one active as a combination of the aforementioned actives.
Herbal supplements are dietary supplements that are derived from plant sources. An herb is derived from plant parts (such as roots, bark, leaves, flowers, or seeds) and is used for its flavor, scent, and/or therapeutic properties to help promote body energy or as preventie supplements. The term "botanical" is often used as a synonym for "herb." An herbal supplement may contain a single herb or mixtures of groups of herbs in the form of capsules, powders or drinks. |
AAL tests herbal, botanical and dietary supplement analysis products following the guidelines of only highly respected publications, such as British Herbal Compendium, China Pharmacopoeia, USP dietary supplement herbs, AOAC method, British Pharmacopeia (BP), European Pharmacopeia (EP), Indian Herbal Pharmacopeia (IP), and other recognized publication. We test everything from aloe vera to yohimbe.
*Common herbs in USA, see table on summary of herbal list from USP, BP, EP, and IP monographs.
Below are partial herb lists that Adamson Laboratories tests. If the herb of interest is not in the following list, please contact us. We are continuously developing and validating new methods.
Herb Name |
Active Chemical |
Method |
Aloe Vera |
Aloin |
HPLC |
Apricot |
Amygdalin |
HPLC |
Artichoke |
Cynarin( Caffeoylquinic) |
HPLC |
Andrographis |
Andrographolide |
HPLC |
Angelic Danggui |
Ligustilide |
HPLC |
Astragalus |
Astragaloside |
HPLC |
Atractylodis |
Stractylenolide |
HPLC |
Barberry |
Berberine |
HPLC |
Bilberry |
Total Anthocyanin |
Spectrometry |
Bilberry |
Cyanidin, Malvidin |
HPLC |
Bitter Orange (citrus auratum) |
Synephrine |
HPLC |
Black Cohosh |
Total Triterpene |
HPLC |
Red Pepper |
Capsaicin |
HPLC |
Black Pepper |
Piperine |
HPLC |
Black Tea |
Theflavins |
HPLC |
Borage Oil |
Gamma Linolenic |
GC |
Broccoli |
Sulforaphae |
HPLC |
Calendula Marigold |
Lutein |
HPLC |
Cat’s Claw |
Oxindole Unicarine |
HPLC |
Citrus bioflavonoids |
Hesperidin, Naringin |
HPLC |
Cranberry |
Quinic, Malic Citric Acid |
HPLC |
Chamomile |
Apigenin |
HPLC |
Cinamon |
Cinamaldehyde |
HPLC |
Cordecep Fungal |
Cordecepic |
HPLC |
Curcumin |
Curcumoid |
HPLC |
Dongquai |
Ferulic Acid |
HPLC |
Echinacea |
Echinacoside |
HPLC |
Echinacea |
Phenolic |
HPLC |
Epimedium |
Icarin |
HPLC |
Eucommiae |
Chlorogenic |
HPLC |
Pomegrante |
Ellagic Acid |
HPLC |
Feverfew |
Parthenolide |
HPLC |
Fennel |
Polyphenol, Estragole |
HPLC |
Foti |
Emodin |
HPLC |
Gotu Kola (centella) |
Asiatic Acid |
HPLC |
Forsynthia |
Forskolin |
HPLC |
Garcinia Gambodgia |
Hydroxycitric Acid |
HPLC |
Garlic |
Allicin |
HPLC |
Ginger |
Gingerol |
HPLC |
Ginkgo Flavones |
Quercetin, Kaemferol |
HPLC |
Grape Seed |
Proanthocyanidin Porter |
Spectrometry |
Grape Seed |
Polyphenol Folin |
Spectrometry |
Goldenseal |
Hydrastine and beberine |
HPLC |
Green Tea |
Catechin isomer |
HPLC |
Guarana |
Caffeine |
HPLC |
Hawthorne |
Vitexin-2 Rhamnoside |
HPLC |
Horse Chestnut |
Esosin |
HPLC |
Kava kava |
6 Kava Lactone |
HPLC |
Kudzu |
Puerarin, Isoflavone |
HPLC |
Lemon Bioflavonoid |
Hesperidin Nobelin |
HPLC |
Lobelia |
Lobeline |
HPLC |
Ephedra |
Ephedrine |
HPLC |
Magnolia |
Magnolol |
HPLC |
Milk Thistle |
Silymarin |
HPLC |
Olive oil |
Oleuropein |
HPLC |
Nettle |
Sitosterol, Campesterol |
GC |
Olive Leaf |
Apigenin Luteolin |
HPLC |
Passion Flower |
Isovitexin |
HPLC |
Pycnogenol |
Polyphenol-Folin |
Spectrometry |
Pygeum |
Sitosterol |
GC |
Rhubarb |
Anthraquinone as Emodin |
HPLC |
Rauwolfia |
Reserpine |
HPLC |
Rhodiola |
Rosavin, Tyrosol |
HPLC |
Rosamry |
Rosmarinic Acid. Carnosol |
HPLC |
Saw Plmetto |
Fatty Acid Profile |
GC |
Senna |
Sennoside |
HPLC |
Schisandra |
Schisandrin |
HPLC |
Siberian Ginseng |
Eleutheroside B/E |
HPLC |
Soy Extract |
Isoflavone |
HPLC |
Stevia |
Stevioside |
HPLC |
Spinach |
Lutein |
HPLC |
St. John's Wort |
Hypericin |
HPLC |
St. John's Wort |
Total Dianthrone |
HPLC |
Turmeric |
Curcumin |
HPLC |
Tomato |
Lycopene |
HPLC |
Willow |
Salicin |
HPLC |
Yerba |
Caffeine |
HPLC |
Yohimbine |
Yohimbin |
HPLC |
Common Indian Herbal Pharmacopeia
| Herb Name |
Active Chemical |
Method |
Bacopa |
Bacoside |
HPLC |
Garcinia Gambogia |
Hydroxy Citric |
HPLC |
Gymnema Silvester |
Gymnema saponin |
HPLC |
Bowsella |
Boswellic acid |
HPLC |
Guggul |
Guggul sterone |
HPLC |
Tribulus |
Diosgenin |
HPLC |
Ashwagandha |
Withanolide |
HPLC |
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