In recent years, there has been a tremendous increase in the use of natural products in the form of herbal supplements for health benefits and therapeutic effects. Unfortunately, this rise in usage has also led to the increased chance of products being adulterated with synthetic compounds. This has raised global concerns within the natural products community and with various regulatory authorities since it poses a significant risk to consumers.

Here, we demonstrate how to automatically detect the existence of synthetics in a commercial herbal supplement product. The product used was a herbal capsule, sold by street vendors to alleviate back and joint pain. We were able to confirm the identified adulterants through an easy review process to quickly draw a conclusion.

Waters Biopharmaceutical Team

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