@article {152, title = {Fingerprint Of Tiger Balm{\textregistered} By Thermal Desorption Gas Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy}, journal = {Pharmacognosy Journal}, volume = {8}, year = {2016}, month = {February 2016}, pages = {230-233}, type = {Original Article}, chapter = {230}, abstract = {

Introduction: Tiger Balmis 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.

}, keywords = {Camphor, GC-MS, Menthol., TD GC-MS, Tiger Balm{\textregistered}}, doi = {10.5530/pj.2016.3.9}, author = {Omar A. Aldulaimi and Wen W. Li} }