Development and validation evaluation of a technique for the spectrophotometric determination of the amount of aromatic compounds in fruits and essential oil of fennel
Journal: Drug development & registration
Year: 2026

Introduction. Fennel fruits have pronounced carminative and antispasmodic activities due to the composition of the essential oil. The major component of the fennel fruits essential oil is phenylpropanoid trans -anethole. Its content in essential oil varies over a wide range. However, the Russian Pharmacopoeia XV does not provide for a standardization of anethole content for fennel fruits. Aim. The aim is to develop and validate a spectrophotometric method for determining the amount of aromatic c