Hypericum perforatum rutin from

Liu et al. [391] extracted nine major active components from Hypericum perforatum (rutin, hyperoside, isoquercitrin, quercetin, quercitrin, psuedohypericin. 

Fig. 2.49. Profile of Hypericum perforatum extract with the H LC-MS attributions of the components detected. 1 = chlorogenic acid isomer 2 = 3-0- -coumaroylquinic acid 3 = chlorogenic acid 4 = rutin 5 = hyperoside 6 = isoquercitrin 7 = 3,3, , , 7-pentahydroxyflavanone 7-0-rhamnopyranoside 8 = quercitrin 9 = quercetin 10 = 13,118 tapigenin 11 = pSeudohypericin 12 = hypericin 13 = hyperforin analogue 14 = hyperform dialogue 15 = hyperforin 16 = adhyperforin. Reprinted with permission from M. Brolis eta. [ ].

Rutin extraction from buckwheat was optimally performed using between 50% and 60% ethanol with a 3-hr maceration (Kreft et al., 1999). Repeating the extraction two times was sufficient to extract most of the rutin. Lie et al. (2000) demonstrated the optimization of influencing factors such as extraction temperatures, extraction times, and solvent concentrations in a conventional extraction of dry powdered material of Hypericum perforatum. Applied extraction conditions caused variations to favor different components in the mixture. Higher extraction efficiency was achieved with moderately polar solvents to extract flavonoids such as rutin, isoquercitrin, and quercetin. The optimum extraction conditions for dry Hypericum perforatum leaf powder were determined as 44% to 69% ethanol in acetone with a 5.3- to 5.9-hr maceration at 55°C. 

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