Cytotoxicity and Chromatographic Fingerprinting of Species Used in Traditional Medicine.

Background And Objective: Chromatographic fingerprinting of plant species play an important role in species identification and standardization of plant based health products. Some of the Euphorbia species are used in folk medicine, yet majority of these exhibit various degrees of toxicity. It becomes a challenge to distinguish the toxic from the non-toxic species.

Applications of Chromatographic Techniques for Fingerprinting of Toxic and Non-toxic Species.

Background And Objective: Euphorbia species have historically been used as medicinal plants to treat different ailments. However, some species have been reported to exhibit various degrees of toxicity. It becomes critical to distinguish toxic species from those that are non-toxic, for a particular application.