the anhydrobarakol content involved starting from
100 g KL curry that used 8.7 g fresh KL which
produced 13.40 g boiled KL that in turn contained
1.28 mg/100 g anhydrobarakol. The
anhydrobarakol content of this boiled KL
contained about 0.00128% (w/w) with less than
0.04% lost in the second boiled leaves samples
from the research of Padumanonda and
Gritsanapan (2006) because there may have been
variation in the sourcing of the KL, material
preparation and also in the method used for
analysis. Padumanonda and Gritsanapan (2006)
used TLC-densitometry instrumentation but the
present research used HPLC.
The anhydrobarakol content in the KL
curry in the present study was very low and Thai
people do not consume KL curry every day.
Compared to the recommended dose of 2–4 Khi
Lek capsules containing 10 mg or more of
anhydrobarakol (product of barakol) per capsule