Green Analytical Profiling of Teucrium Chamaedrys L. Using Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents and Planar Chromatography: a Greenness Assessment by the National Environmental Methods Index and Analytical Eco-Scale

Owing to the use of large volumes of toxic solvents and reagents, green analytical methods have gained increasing importance in natural product research. Herein, a green approach is proposed using the natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES) for the extraction and separation of phenols from Teucrium chamaedrys by use of an ecofriendly high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) method. Principal component analysis was used to classify NADES extracts based on HPTLC data. The method’s greenness was assessed using two different tools: the National Environmental Methods Index (NEMI) and the analytical eco-scale. This method can also find application in routine quality control analysis of the investigated medicinal herb with minimal harm to the environment or human health.