This paper reports on a modification of the spectrometric procedures originally described in the French and European Pharmacopoeia for the analysis of Passiflora incarnata L. (Passifloraceae) flavonoids, proposing its application in the determination of total flavonoids from "espinheira-santa" (Maytenus aquifolium Mart. and Maytenus ilicifolia (Schrad.) Planch., Celastraceae) and "maracujá" leaves (Passiflora edulis Sims and Passiflora alata Curtis, Passifloraceae). A comparison was made of the results obtained by the spectrometric procedure with those obtained by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC-UV), which demonstrated complete compatibility between the modified French Pharmacopoeia (spectrometric) and HPLC-UV methods.
flavonoids; phytomedicines; UV-visible spectrometry; Maytenus spp; Passiflora spp
