Cacti flos

Fig. 7A Calendulae (1) and Cacti flos (2) are both characterized by orange-yellow quercetin and...

Cacti flos (2) contains more monoglycosides (Rf 0.6-0.7), e.g. cacticin an isorhamnetin-3-0-g ucoside at R, 0.7, while Calendulae flos (1) has more triglycosides (Rf 0.2-0.25) and additional blue fluorescent zones of phenol carboxylic acids at the solvent front and chlorogenic acid at R, 0.5 (T1). 

Fig. SA Cacti flos. Variations in the flavonoid pattern are demonstrated (2a, 2b).

Cacti flos trade samples (e.g. 2a) normally show the orange zone of rutin and the green one of narcissin in the R, range 0.4-0.45 (T2 see also Fig. 7). 

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