HPLC based estimation and extraction of rutin, quercetin and gallic acid in Moringa oleifera plants grown in Saudi Arabia

Moringa oleifera L. (Moringaceae) is a valuable medicinal plant with a high nutritional and industrial value. To analyse the major polyphenolic compounds rutin, quercetin and gallic acid present in the M. oleifera l eaves, HPLC methods have been used. In the range of 10-30 µg for rutin, quercetin and gallic acid with determinati on coefficient (R2 ) good linearity was observed and linear regre…