New Book Discusses Quality Assurance of Herbal Products in Detail for First Time

New York/Stuttgart - Thieme Publishers is pleased to announce that “High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography for the Analysis of Medicinal Plants” is now available. This book, by Eike Reich, Ph.D., Head of Laboratory at CAMAG located in Muttenz, Switzerland, and Anne Schibli, MPh, Assistant Head of Quality Control at SwissCo Services, located in Sisseln, Switzerland, is the first publication in scientific literature that provides concise information on the development and validation of new high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) methods. It also is the first time that the potential and challenges of quality assurance, regarding botanicals, are discussed in great detail from an analytical perspective. The book covers the fundamental concepts and practical aspects of HPTLC while providing a complete overview of techniques and common applications in herbal analysis.

Professionals, involved in the botanical industry, clearly recognize that compliancy with good manufacturing practices for herbal products is an absolute must. Reich and Schibli expertly guide readers through the various processes needed in order to confirm that botanicals adhere to quality standards. The duo presents theoretical and technical information that is needed to perform reliable and reproducible HPTLC in order to establish the identity, purity, quality, and stability of raw materials, extracts, and finished botanical products.

Although squarely aimed at analysts, the book is a highly useful tool for quality assurance professionals and regulators as well as students in pharmacognosy, phytopharmacy, pharmaceutical biology, and analytical chemistry programs. “High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography for the Analysis of Medicinal Plants” is vital to the botanical industry as well as professionals involved in complementary medicine, herbal medicine, and chemistry. It is a powerful, analytical tool that is indispensable to companies that are developing and improving their quality control processes or that need to comply with new quality system regulations.

Eike Reich, Anne Schibli
High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography for the Analysis of Medicinal Plants
Thieme Publishers, New York, Stuttgart. 2006
262 pages., 332 illustrations., hardcover.
ISBN-13: 9783131416018
ISBN-10: 3131416017

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