and estimation protocol. We conclude that the analytical
procedures followed in the quantification of capsaicinoids
extracted from C. chinense were highly reliable and the
results were coherent. The results also suggested that the
therapeutic analogue capsaicin from C. chinense can be
eluted and quantified by the above mentioned protocols
of the current study. Further more extensive
ethnomedicinal investigations are to be carried out for
understanding its pharmaceutical applications.
Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Rev. Sr. Mercy
Margret B.ICM and Mrs. Sargunam Amma for their
encouragement. Authors thank Loyola College
Management for their sustained support.