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Sunday, 14 September 2014

Extraction

Definition: removal of soluble material from insoluble residue either liquid or solid by using liquid solvent.
Methods of extraction:
1.  Distillation: uses a number solvent for one extract.  
2.  Expression: uses in green plant.  
3.  Infusion:
uses in plant which have fine tissue by put this plant in hot water for 42hr.  
4.  Decoction: used in roots and seeds (boiling).
5.  Digestion: this called maceration but used heat 60 -70  .
6.  Maceration: used in the drug which affect by heat(maceration at 2-5days in 25 -30  )
7.  Percolation: extract amount of active ingredient by uses little of solvent.

Types of extraction:
1.   Liquid-liquid extraction: the solution to be extracted is brought into contact with another solvent which the solvent is miscible with the first. The
2.  Solid-liquid extraction: the extraction of soluble    constituent from a solid by a solvent is commonly referred to as leaching. The

Reasons of extraction:
1.  Potency is more readily controlled.
2.  Deterioration e.g. by enzyme action is diminished.
3.  Easily preparation of drug and more stable.
4.  Tabling of the crude material may not be possible.
5.  Injection of the crude material may be undesirable or more dangerous.    
6. Smaller bulk facilitates storage and transport.
Stages of extraction processes:
1.  Suitable size reduction of the drug.
2.  Penetration of solvent into the drug.
3.  Escape of solution from the cell.
4.  Separation of solution and exhausted drug.

: Properties of ideal solvent
a. Cheap    b. Non toxic    c. Stable    d. Selective
Example:
1. Water: used for gum, alkaloid, salt, glycoside, tannins, water soluble enzymes & small quantity of volatile oil.
Advantage: cheap, widely use & non toxic
Disadvantage: non selective, mould growth & promote hydrolysis.
2. Ethanol: used for alkaloid, volatile oil, resin, color matter & organic acid.
Advantage: selective, no mould growth, non toxic at low concentration, natural in reaction & miscible with water.
Disadvantage: only coast problem and flammable effect.

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