Quantitative determinations on Galanthus rizehensis [Galanthus rizehensis üzerinde Kantitatif Tayinler]

Galanthus rizehensis Stern (Amaryllidaceae) was collected from Macka, Trabzon during flowering and fruiting seasons. Quality control studies and quantitative determination oflycorine were carried out on the prepared specimens. In this respect, assays for humidity, total ash, sulphated ash, hydrochloric acid-insoluble ash were performed on each drug specimen. The total alkaloidal content of G. rizehensis was determined by a titrimetric method. Furthermore, the identification and quantitative determination of lycorine on the aerial and underground parts of the plant collected during two different seasons were performed by using a HPLC-DAD method