Recent Advances in Microwave Assisted Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Complex Herbal Samples: A Review

Abstract

Microwaves are utilized for extraction of Phytoconstituents from complex herbal sample as a result of incredible research. Conventional extraction strategies are tedious and need more solvents and are no more relevant for thermal sensitive plant components. This review emphasize on the working and significance of microwave extraction technology in herbal research and medical field. The extraction step must be more yielding; quick, particular, not more solvent consuming, ensuring stability of thermolabile components and these features are available with microwave extraction method. In this nonconventional technology heat is created utilizing microwave energy. The important parameters that influence extraction efficiency are solvent properties, volume, duration of exposure, microwave control, system attributes, temperature and application were discussed in this article. The microwave assisted extraction, as green technology is contrasted with other extraction technique. This review is intended to discuss this green extraction technique along with its critical parameters for extracting bioactive compounds from complex plant matrices.

Keywords:

• Bioactive compounds
• complex herbal sample
• extraction
• MAE
• microwave
• microwave assisted extraction

Acknowledgments

We are grateful to the anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments on the review.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.