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AHPA Practical / CAMAG Hoodia gordonii HPTLC white RT

Lanes, from left to right (Track, Volume, Sample):

1. 5 μL Hoodia gordonii juice
2. 5 μL Hoodia gordonii plant A
3. 5 μL Hoodia gordonii plant parts B
4. 5 μL Hoodia gordonii plant parts C
5. 5 μL Hoodia gordonii plant parts D
6. 5 μL Hoodia gordonii lower plant parts 14 P57
7. 5 μL Hoodia gordonii (part unspecified) 15 beta-sitosterol (Rf 0.89), fructose (Rf 0.17)
8. 5 μL Adulterated/misbranded H. gordonii extract
9. 5 μL Adulterated/misbranded H. gordonii capsules
10. 5 μL Opuntia ficus-indica (part unspecified)
11. 5 μL Opuntia ficus-indica flowers concentrated
12. 5 μL Hoodia gordonii voucher specimen, powdered
13. 5 μL Hoodia gordonii voucher specimen
14. 5 μL P57
15. 5 μL beta-sitosterol (Rf 0.89), fructose (Rf 0.17)

Samples for tracks 1–11 were provided by CAMAG. Tracks 12 and 13 were made samples of Hoodia gordonii material obtained by AHPA from South Africa, the identity of which were verified by Ernst van Jaarsveld, curator of Conservatory in Kirstenbosch Gardens in Capetown. The material for track 13 was treated for preservation purposes.

© 2007 American Herbal Products Association. All rights reserved. HPTLC image above provided courtesy of CAMAG Scientific, Inc.