TLC-Based Metabolite Profiling and Bioactivity-Based Scientific Validation for Use of Water Extracts in AYUSH Formulations

Table 4

Percentage of common metabolites (gallic acid, quercetin, and ferulic acid) and some specific metabolites present in water extracts of different plant materials.

	P. emblica	P. nigrum	T. cordifolia	W. somnifera	A. indica	C. longa	O. sanctum	A. millefolium
Gallic acid	4.75 ± 0.46	0.26 ± 0.08	0.65 ± 0.11	0.27 ± 0.08	0.40 ± 0.16	—	—	0.16 ± 0.08
Quercetin	0.54 ± 0.09	1.68 ± 0.29	0.77 ± 0.15	0.41 ± 0.10	0.95 ± 0.13	4.39 ± 0.52	2.01 ± 0.28	—
Ferulic acid	1.08 ± 0.12	1.12 ± 0.22	0.31 ± 0.07	0.38 ± 0.11	0.30 ± 0.06	1.71 ± 0.31	1.13 ± 0.17	2.90 ± 0.37
Berberine	—	—	1.04 ± 0.02	—	—	—	—	—
Piperine	—	1.62 ± 0.01	—	—	—	—	—	—
Withaferin A	—	—	—	2.35 ± 0.04	—	—	—	—
Curcumin	—	——	—	—	—	0.25 ± 0.05	—	—