HPLC Method Development and Validation for Quantification of Berberine from Berberis aristata and Berberis tinctoria

Hemant Shigwan^b*, Arvind Saklani^a, P. D. Hamrapurkar^b, Tukaram Mane^a, and Priyanka Bhatt^b

^aPiramal Life Sciences limited, 1, Nirlon Complex, Off. Western Express Highway,Goregaon (East), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
^bPharmaceutical Analysis, Principal K. M. Kundnani College of Pharmacy, Jote Joy Building, Rambhau Salgaoankar Marg, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai, India

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