Abstract

The aim of this study is to detect Cyprohptadine and some cortisol derivatives which have been confirmed in this study additional of these pharmaceutical compounds to the Chinese herbs that sold in pharmacies and drug stores in our country, which are used by many people as substances that increase appetite and increase fattening. Due to the lack of any previous studies in our country indicating whether these herbs have been cheated by any pharmaceutical material. In this study, there are four pharmacological substances, namely Cyprohptadine, Dexamethasone, Prednisone, and Betamethasone. A derivative of cortisols have been detected in these herbs using HPLC / UV instrument from the Waters brand of US was used to detect Cyproheptide and certain cortisone derivatives in Chinese herbal preparations.