Research Article
Quantification of Some Herbal Distillates’ Methanol to Evaluate a New Diagnostic Kit
Table 3
The average of gained results by both kit and GC methods. The results were shown based on mg/l.
| Name of herbal distillate | | A | B | C | D | E | F | Mean | Difference (%) |
| Mentha | MCA | 479 | 293 | 375 | 208 | 243 | 365 | 327 | 9 (2.83) | GC | 477 | 294 | 375 | 200 | 202 | 361 | 318 |
| Anethum graveolens L. | MCA | 277 | 306 | 690 | 26 | 113 | 478 | 315 | 8 (−2.54) | GC | 259 | 294 | 770 | 26 | 112 | 479 | 323 |
| Alhagi maurorum L. | MCA | 215 | 433 | 74 | 238 | 387 | 329 | 279 | 3 (−1.06) | GC | 202 | 433 | 84 | 244 | 397 | 333 | 282 |
| Medicago sativa L. | MCA | 252 | 142 | 126 | 386 | 282 | 276 | 244 | 9 (3.83) | GC | 204 | 149 | 126 | 370 | 283 | 280 | 235 |
| Cichorium intybus L. | MCA | 229 | 232 | 107 | 238 | 205 | 278 | 215 | 6 (2.87) | GC | 205 | 236 | 103 | 234 | 199 | 275 | 209 |
| Thymus serpyll um L. | MCA | N. S | 94 | 74 | 155 | 45 | 201 | 114 | 7 (5.79) | GC | N. S | 87 | 71 | 157 | 41 | 247 | 121 |
| Salix alba L. | MCA | 53 | 93 | 73 | N. S | N. S | 106 | 81 | 8 (10.96) | GC | 44 | 90 | 71 | N. S | N. S | 86 | 73 |
| Urtica dioica L. | MCA | 327 | 261 | 124 | 514 | 283 | 252 | 294 | 8 (2.80) | GC | 289 | 268 | 117 | 525 | 271 | 243 | 286 |
| Carum carvi L. | MCA | 102 | 100 | 127 | 22 | 43 | 104 | 83 | 8 (10.67) | GC | 70 | 95 | 126 | 21 | 40 | 95 | 75 |
| Fumaria officinalis L. | MCA | 131 | 193 | 66 | 204 | 122 | 225 | 157 | 7 (4.67) | GC | 102 | 181 | 62 | 205 | 125 | 225 | 150 |
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All values were not significant comparing two methods. MCA : modified chromotropic acid, GC : gas chromatography. |