Natural drugs containing volatile oils can be tested by following chemical tests
Chemical Tests
Natural drugs containing volatile oils can be tested by following
chemical tests:
1. Thin section of drug on treatment
with alcoholic solution of Sudan III develops red colour in the presence of
volatile oils.
2. Thin section of drug is treated with
tincture of alkana, which produces red colour that indicates the presence of
volatile oils in natural drugs.
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