Comparing herbal phytochemicals in different Pegaga: Centella asiatica and Hydrocotyle verticillata
This study aimed to reveal the differences between Centella asiatica and Hydrocotyle verticillata. Both species are known as Pegaga in the local name and are commonly eaten as a salad in Malaysia. The phytochemical differences are important to prevent the misuse of herbs in product development. The...
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my.utm.1044622024-02-21T07:22:38Z http://eprints.utm.my/104462/ Comparing herbal phytochemicals in different Pegaga: Centella asiatica and Hydrocotyle verticillata Chua, Lee Suan Abdullah, Farah Izana Eka Sari, Eka Sari TP Chemical technology This study aimed to reveal the differences between Centella asiatica and Hydrocotyle verticillata. Both species are known as Pegaga in the local name and are commonly eaten as a salad in Malaysia. The phytochemical differences are important to prevent the misuse of herbs in product development. The key phytochemical groups such as phenolics, flavonoids, and terpenoids were estimated from the calorimetric assays and subsequently identified the intense compounds using LC-MS/MS. The reported triterpenoids (asiatic acid and madecassic acid) and their trisaccharides (asiaticoside and madecassoside) were detected in C. asiatica. Glycosylated quercetin and rhamnocitrin were found in H. verticillata, but absent in C. asiatica. Quercetin and rutin appeared to be the compounds differentiating H. verticillata from C. asiatica based on unsupervised multivariate data analysis. The leaf images of the herbs were compared using a computational edge detection technique. The leaf morphology based on the leaf shape and vein pattern could clearly differentiate the herbs. Therefore, the application of the herbs in product formulation should be careful, since both herbs have different phytochemical profiles which would contribute to different biological activities. University of Kassel 2022 Article PeerReviewed Chua, Lee Suan and Abdullah, Farah Izana and Eka Sari, Eka Sari (2022) Comparing herbal phytochemicals in different Pegaga: Centella asiatica and Hydrocotyle verticillata. Future of Food: Journal on Food, Agriculture and Society, 10 (4). pp. 1-13. ISSN 2197-411X NA |
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This study aimed to reveal the differences between Centella asiatica and Hydrocotyle verticillata. Both species are known as Pegaga in the local name and are commonly eaten as a salad in Malaysia. The phytochemical differences are important to prevent the misuse of herbs in product development. The key phytochemical groups such as phenolics, flavonoids, and terpenoids were estimated from the calorimetric assays and subsequently identified the intense compounds using LC-MS/MS. The reported triterpenoids (asiatic acid and madecassic acid) and their trisaccharides (asiaticoside and madecassoside) were detected in C. asiatica. Glycosylated quercetin and rhamnocitrin were found in H. verticillata, but absent in C. asiatica. Quercetin and rutin appeared to be the compounds differentiating H. verticillata from C. asiatica based on unsupervised multivariate data analysis. The leaf images of the herbs were compared using a computational edge detection technique. The leaf morphology based on the leaf shape and vein pattern could clearly differentiate the herbs. Therefore, the application of the herbs in product formulation should be careful, since both herbs have different phytochemical profiles which would contribute to different biological activities. |
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Comparing herbal phytochemicals in different Pegaga: Centella asiatica and Hydrocotyle verticillata |
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