Research Article

Voltammetric Determination of Anethole on La2O3/CPE and BDDE

Table 7

Determination of anethole in four herbal matrices (n = 3).

Matrix labelComposition of herbal mixtureAmount of ethanol for macerationIn the matrix may be anetholeAnethole conc. ± SD (g L−1)

AFruit of anise7.5 g25 mLYesBDDE: 0.143 ± 0.005
La2O3/CPE: 0.102 ± 0.024
Fruit of star anise2.5 g
BHyssop leaves2.125 g50 mLYesBDDE: 1.63 ± 0.07
La2O3/CPE: 1.61 ± 0.19
Root of the sweet flag0.45 g
Lemon balm leaves1.5 g
Fruit of anise7.5 g
Fruit of star anise2.5 g
Fruit of fennel6.25 g
Fruit of coriander0.75 g
CWormwood leaves7.5 g50 mLNoBDDE < LOD
La2O3/CPE < LOD
DWormwood leaves7.5 g50 mLYesBDDE: 0.500 ± 0.005
La2O3/CPE: 0.475 ± 0.033
Hyssop leaves2.125 g
Root of the sweet flag0.45 g
Lemon balm leaves1.5 g
Fruit of fennel6.25 g
Fruit of coriander0.75 g

Italic signs herbs from which it is possible to extract anethole.