TY - JOUR T1 - Fingerprint Of Tiger BalmĀ® By Thermal Desorption Gas Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy JF - Pharmacognosy Journal Y1 - 2016 A1 - Omar A. Aldulaimi A1 - Wen W. Li KW - Camphor KW - GC-MS KW - Menthol. KW - TD GC-MS KW - Tiger BalmĀ® AB -

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.

VL - 8 IS - 3 ER -