Phytochemical Study of Medicinal Plant Materials for the Content of Organic Acids
Biologically active substances of plants, in particular, organic acids, have a pronounced, directed pharmacological activity, play an important role in the biochemical processes of metabolism in plant cells. They, as the most common compounds in raw materials (especially in fruits), can be present in a free state or in the salts form, determining the taste and smell of plants. The aim of the work was to quantify the amount of organic acids and extractives in medicinal plant materials. Methods of quantitative analysis: the content of organic acids was determined by the titrimetric method, extractives - by the gravimetric method. Results. The quality of raw materials, the content of extractive substances and the amount of organic acids have been determined. Conclusions. The good quality of the plant materials in Dagestan populations - the fruits of viburnum, brier, rowan and sea buckthorn, as well as the quantitative content of organic acids and extractive substances comply with the requirements of the normative and technical documentation (NTD).