Physico-chemical quality parameters of herbal products from Agave sisalana.

Alexsandra Conceição Apolinário, Morgana Lopes do Nascimento, Juliana Patrícia de Luna Vieira, Camila de Oliveira Melo, Felipe Fernandes Santos, Bolívar Ponciano Goulart de Lima Damasceno, Attilio Converti, Adalberto Pessoa, José Alexsandro da Silva
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  1. Alexsandra Conceição Apolinário: a Graduation Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, State University of Paraíba, Rua Juvêncio Arruda, S/N, Bairro Universitário , 58429-600 Campina Grande , Paraíba , Brazil.

Abstract

Agave sisalana components have great potential in different pharmaceutical applications, but the quality of herbal raw materials is essential to reach the desired product specifications. In this work, we investigated the physico-chemical quality parameters of bole and wastes from decortication of A. sisalana leaves. The statistically significant variations among products suggest different pharmaceutical applications for each of them.

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MeSH Term

Agave
Brazil
Carbohydrates
Flavonoids
Phenols
Plant Leaves
Plant Preparations

Chemicals

Carbohydrates
Flavonoids
Phenols
Plant Preparations

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