PURIFICATION, CHARACTERIZATION AND APPLICATION AREAS OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS

When all the methods used in the purification of medicinal aromatic plants are evaluated, it is seen that the properties of the components and the purpose of producing the product are important in the selection of the method. In recent years, it can be said that modern methods have attracted more attention due to their advantages such as shorter time, less toxic waste and higher product purity. After obtaining the plant extracts with appropriate separation and purification methods, it is important to characterize them with appropriate techniques and to elucidate their structures. Different analysis techniques are used in the characterization of plant extracts. When the literature is examined in detail, it is seen that methods such as HPLC, GC-MS, ESI-MS, NMR 225 | CURRENT STUDIES ON MEDICINAL PLANTS-I and FT-IR are widely used in the characterization of plant extracts. Comparisons can be made by using one or a combination of these analysis techniques to determine the content of plant extracts. The purer the plant extracts can be obtained in terms of functional components, the easier it will be to identify the components.