Research Article

Investigation of Acid-Base Indicator Property of Plumbagin from Plumbago zeylanica Linn

Table 2

Percentage recovery of ibuprofen BP using plumbagin as an indicator.

Percentage purity
PhenolphthaleinPlumbaginPercentage recovery

99.5098.8099.30
100.0099.3099.30
100.0098.8098.80
99.5099.80100.30
99.0099.30100.30
99.5099.80100.30
99.0099.80100.81
100.0099.8099.80
99.5099.80100.30
100.0099.8099.80
99.0099.30100.30
Mean ± SEM = 99.94
Acceptance criteria = 98%–102%

SEM: standard error of mean.