Fingerprint of Tiger Balm® By Thermal Desorption Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry

Aldulaimi, Omar A.; Li, Wen W.

Abstract

Introduction: Tiger Balm® is a blend of volatile oils used for many years in control of muscle cramps and headache. Objectives: To establish a quick and accurate method of analysis for Tiger Balm®. Materials and Methods: GC-MS and TD GC-MS were used in parallel to define the metabolites available in Tiger Balm® blend, high quality standards were help in confirmation of the metabolites identities. Results: TD GC-MS was more efficient in showing the 1:1 relative abundance of camphor and menthol which can be taken as a chemical marker of this herbal medicine. Conclusion: In this work we applied efficiently the use of TD GC-MS in quality analysis of semisolid herbal medicine with volatile scents without the need of tedious pre-treatment with organic solvents, which is required by using GC-MS.

• Acceptance Date: Mar 1, 2016
• Publication Date: Jun 1, 2016
• Journal: Pharmacognosy Journal
• Print ISSN: 0975-3575
• Publisher: Emanuscript Services
• Pages: 230-233
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5530/pj.2016.3.9
• Keywords: Tiger Balm®, TD GC-MS, GC-MS, Camphor, Menthol
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5530/pj.2016.3.9