HPLC-DAD-ESI/MS comparison of the chemical composition of flowers from two Arnica species grown in Poland

Abstract

Introduction: Arnica flowers are used in pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry. According to EMA only endangered Arnica montana provides the medicinal plant material. However, some European countries also allow the use of A. chamissonis flowers, whose chemical composition is not known in detail.

Keywords

• arnica montana
• arnica chamissonis
• simple phenols
• polyphenols
• sesquiterpene lactones