Obtención de un alcoholato con propiedades digestivas que incluya buscapina (Lippia dulcis)

Abstract

Abstract: An alcoholate was made from a mixture of medicinal and aromatic plants used in traditional medicine in southern Ecuador, including chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), anise (Illicium verum), mint (Mentha spicata) and buscus (Lippia dulcis). For its preparation, 4 formulations were considered, 2 with busapine and 2 without it, and the incorporation of a liquid non-caloric natural sweetener based on the hydrolate of the Lippia dulcis species was evaluated. Two concentrations of 9/10 and 2/3 as evaporation volume of the mash were tested as final concentrations of the alcoholates. Thanks to the decision of a panel of tasters who carried out sensory tests, alcoholate in a concentration of 9/10 was chosen as the best formulation, without Buscapina in the mash and with the application of a natural sweetener containing Lippia dulcis. According to the chemical analysis of the alcoholate, the presence of the sweet sesquiterpene hernandulcin is identified. According to the microbiological tests carried out according to the INEN 2 262:2003 standard, there is no presence of molds and yeasts, and mesophilic aerobes during 3 months of storage at room temperature.